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82% of home buyers in Wales will avoid LTT

More than eight out of ten (82%) home buyers in Wales will pay zero Land Transaction Tax (LTT) on their property purchase after the threshold is increased from £180,000 to £250,000 on Monday 27th July 2020, compared to 60% previously.

July 2020

2019 UK Home Moving Trends: Insights and Statistics

We reveal ten statistics that tell the story of UK home movers during 2019, including when people moved, how far they went, the most popular destinations and of course, what it all cost.  

January 2020

First time buyers using Help to Buy pay 10% more for new homes

First Time Buyers in England buying a new home using the Government’s Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme are paying on average 10% more than those buying new homes without Help to Buy, reveals reallymoving in new research released today.
 

October 2019

Boosting Housing Market by Eliminating Stamp Duty for Downsizers

By removing Stamp Duty for movers downsizing to a smaller property, reallymoving finds that the property market may become more active, at very little cost to the Treasury.

July 2019

Post-Referendum Trends: European Movers Bypassing the UK

Movers from the EU to the UK have fallen drastically since the referendum back in 2016. 

May 2019

Help to Buy Scheme: First-Time Buyers Pay Premium on New Homes

FTBs using Help to Buy are more more for new homes than those without Help to Buy

April 2019

Moving home now costs one third of median UK salary

Cost of moving for homeowners rises by 6% to record high of £9,812 in 2018

February 2019

Millennials would need to sacrifice 21,700 avocados to save deposit for first home

First time buyers urged to focus on resolutions that will make a real difference this New Year

December 2018

75% of First Time Buyers have benefited from stamp duty giveaway

Huge regional differences revealed as buyers in London and South benefit most

December 2018