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How much extra you will pay in stamp duty after the deadline THE stamp duty holiday is ending and many homeowners are rushing to get their sales approved before the March 31 deadline. Under this temporary rule, no stamp duty tax is paid on the first £500,000 of a property sale. However, if you were planning to put an offer on a house now you might be out of luck and end up missing out on the stamp duty holiday- even though the deadline is still a month away. According to Zoopla’s Head of Research, Gráinne Gilmore, it’s currently taking up to four months to process purchases.
Blackburn Magistrates Court A WOMAN who went out drinking on the first day the pubs opened after the first lockdown ended up throwing a glass at another female. Blackburn magistrates heard the victim was walking away when the glass hit her on the back of the head causing a cut which needed hospital treatment. Laura Chadwick, 23, of Bradyll Court, Old Langho, pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm. She was remanded on bail until February 25 for the preparation of a pre-sentence report. Andy Robinson, prosecuting, said the incident happened on July 4, the first day pubs were allowed to open after the first national lockdown.
Driver behind the wheel A MOTORIST within the BB12 postcode has racked up four times the number of allowed of penalty points on a licence according to the latest figures. The DVLA publishes statistics by postode area - the digits that come before the space in the full postcode and it shows that that 112 drivers in East Lancashire had at least 12 points on their licence. The highest offender was from the Fence, Sabden Fold, Simonstone, Padiham or Higham area with 48 points to their name. Here is the Drivers can be disqualified from driving if they amass more than 12 points within three years, with repeat offenders banned for up to two years.