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Property Sector Responds to Stamp Duty Hike on Second Properties

Posted on Monday, 4 November, 2024

The residential property sector is grappling with the news of a 2% increase in Stamp Duty on buy-to-let properties, effective immediately. Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced this increase, raising the tax on investment properties from 3% to 5% in the recent Budget. This change is expected to heavily impact landlords, though…

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Christmas opening hours

Posted on Saturday, 9 December, 2023

From all of us at Lakin & Co, we wish you a happy Christmas and New Year! 🎄🎁🎅 Please find our opening hours over Christmas.

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According to a study by Landbay, approximately 40% of buy-to-let landlords have expressed their intentions to grow their property portfolios

Posted on Tuesday, 4 July, 2023

A significant portion of buy-to-let landlords, around 40%, have expressed their intentions to expand their property portfolios within the next year, according to a study conducted by Landbay. The driving force behind this growing trend appears to be the high levels of tenant demand in the market. The research reveals…

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Christmas Opening Hours

Posted on Thursday, 8 December, 2022

We are closing earlier this evening (Thursday 8th December) for our office Christmas Party, but back open as normal from 9am tomorrow morning. We will be working up to Christmas Eve, please find our full opening hours schedule below;

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High Tenant Demand

Posted on Tuesday, 26 April, 2022

Average UK rents have increased for the sixth consecutive quarter, according to The Deposit Protection Service, whilst also producing evidence that some tenants are paying above the going rate to secure a property The UK’s largest protector of deposits, which safeguards 1.8m rent securities, says that average rents now stand…

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