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FTSE 100 closes 1.2% down as crypto crash sends shockwaves through markets The UK's index of leading shares closed down 84 points at 6,950. FTSE 250 slid 98 points, to 22,234 Antofagasta among the major fallers as commodity prices slip FTSE 100 closes down 84 points US stocks slide 5.10pm: FTSE closes sharply lower FTSE 100 closed 1.20% down midweek with miners the biggest casualties as commodities fell and a crash in cryptocurrencies rippled through markets. The UK's index of leading shares closed down 84 points at 6,950. FTSE 250 slid 98 points, to 22,234. Bitcoin dropped nearly...

Overseas buyers purchasing property in England and Northern Ireland are now subject to a 2 per cent stamp duty surcharge. The new tax introduced from 1 April will mean international buyers will pay an additional amount equivalent to 2 per cent of the purchase price. The new surcharge will work alongside the 3 per cent surcharge already in place for anyone buying a second property in the UK, meaning an overseas investor who already owns another property anywhere in the world will be liable for both and see 5 per cent added to standard stamp duty levels. For an overseas buyer who already owns a...

Jonathan Hopper There is a vibrant ‘hidden market’ active in the UK - Credit: Garrington Property Finders Jonathan Hopper, Chief Executive Officer at Garrington Property Finders, explains that despite an apparent lack of property for sale, there is a vibrant ‘hidden market’ active in the UK In the Spring Budget, the Chancellor extended the existing Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday for a further three months, with a lesser reduction continuing until the end of September 2021. Keen to make the most of this tax discount homebuyers have been out in record numbers leaving most estate agents’...

Average property value dips 0.1pc following on from a fall in January

House prices in the UK edged downwards in February, but are predicted to hit record highs again after the stamp duty holiday was extended by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in this week's Budget.