Tag: residential conveyancing

The move to digital conveyancing

July 21, 2020

Matt

The real threat of another COVID-19 outbreak will make people less tolerant of a paper-based approach to conveyancing. In the Land Registry’s latest annual report, chair Michael Mire predicted a shift to digital conveyancing in the coming years. The Land Registry will begin by digitizing the most common transaction types such as removing a mortgage,…

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Stamp duty land tax relief unveiled

July 20, 2020

Butterworths Solicitors

The stamp duty holiday was announced by the chancellor not too long ago. Usually in England, you would be expected to pay Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) on increasing portions of a property’s price above £125,000.00. This is calculated differently during the period that the relief is applicable. In a bid to kickstart residential conveyancing,…