Our landlords are lucky

The Stamp Duty Land Tax (Reduction) Bill 2022-23 has been introduced. And has gone through its first and second readings in the House of Commons.The Bill has so far survived Liz Truss’ mini budget. But some are now questioning whether it will survive Rishi Sunak’s coronation as Tory leader.If successful, it will mean that an estimated 43% of transactions each year w...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed that Stamp Duty cuts will remain in place until March 2025.Expectations are that the housing market will slow so this incentive is remaining in place for now to support the housing market and protect jobs by keeping the market moving and benefiting the economy.HM Treasury tweeted:  "This is to help the jobs & firms that rely on the...

Michael Gove made a rather surprising return to the cabinet in Rishi Sunak’s reshuffle. Just two months after announcing plans to quit politics.Gove returns to cabinet as the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary. The post Boris Johnson sacked him from in early July.The move comes after Rishi Sunak stressed his commitment to the troubled levelling up agenda.Gove...

As Bywater Herring are putting together the yearly plans, we’ve been looking at how we can benefit the community of Irthlingborough. Karen and Sue give their free time every month to being members of the IGrow (Irthlingborough Events) team and actively support the events that are held throughout the year in the town. Being based on the High Street in Irthlingborough, we...