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Published: 27 July 2021

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Demand for houses is still outstripping demand for flats. To a certain extent this trend will have been supported by the stamp duty holiday, with bigger savings on offer for larger properties - typically houses.

but underneath this, there is a continued drumbeat of demand for more space among buyers, both inside and outside. That's funnelling demand towards houses, resulting in stronger price growth for these properties.

Overall buyer demand, coupled with constrained supply, signal that price growth will continue to rise in the  coming months, peaking at around 6%, before falling back between 4%-5% by the end of 2021.

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Published: 27 July 2021

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We may be allowed five more years to replace boilers in a major eco row. The PM is looking at pushing back a ban on sales of all new gas versions by 2035 after a furious backlash over costs.

The shift would give more time for new heat-pumps and hydrogen boilers to come down in price, and for businesses to pump extra cash into shifting people over gradually. People will be given the incentive to buy an eco-friendly heat pump but would be given extra time before the ban kicks in.

Government insiders are growing worried about the eye-watering cost of the PM's eco plans - which are set to slap the Treasury with a £400billion bill on top of Covid repayments.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Natasha Clark - The Sun

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Published: 21 July 2021

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The average asking price of a home has jumped to £338,447 - a record high for the fourth month in a row and £21,389 higher than it was just six months ago, says property website Rightmove.

The first half of this year was the busiest it has ever recorded with 140,000 more sales agreed than average as the stamp duty holiday helped drive purchases.

The surge triggered a shortfall of 225,000 homes for sale with the average number available per estate agency branch at a record low of 16, compared to an average for this time of year of 31. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Daily Mail

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Published: 14 July 2021

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Plans for a 'death tax' that would have hit grieving families with bills of up to £6,000 have been replaced with proposals for a flat fee.

Probate charges for individual executors will increase from current fees of £215 to £273, a 27 per cent jump. Professional users of the probate system, such as solicitors, will see fees rise 76 per cent from £155 to the new flat rate.

It comes after the Government dropped controversial plans that would have seen 280,000 families a year pay on a 'sliding scale' tied to the value of the deceased's estate. If instigated, 56,000 families would be left facing bills of £2,500 to £6,000 to secure probate - the term given to the legal right to a dead person's property, money and possessions. Estates valued at less than £5,000 or less will continue to be exempt from the new fee, due to be introduced early next year.