Stamp Duty Holiday Announcement

Stamp Duty Holiday Announcement

The UK government has granted a stamp duty land tax holiday to all homebuyers in England and Northern Ireland with immediate effect. This means that if you purchase a home up to value of £500,000 you will not need to pay any stamp duty on this purchase. How long is...
November at Modus

November at Modus

November at Modus has seen the “northern” contingent of our team moving to a new office with more space. With the addition of our new Business Manager, Helen, we had outgrown our office at Almondbury and we so upped sticks and moved to Holmfirth! The office is located...
The Stamp Duty Loophole

The Stamp Duty Loophole

A Stamp Duty Land Tax surcharge of 3% was introduced 1 April 2016. This has made investments in second homes and buy-to-let properties more expensive for landlords. However, it appears that there is a loophole and investors are already changing their investment...
What You Need to Know About HMOs

What You Need to Know About HMOs

Thinking about investing in property? Heard about HMOs but not too sure what they are or if they represent the best investment strategy for you? What is an HMO? An HMO is a House in Multiple Occupation. This is property in which individual rooms are let rather than...