The current stamp duty holiday comes to an end on 31st March 2021. It has provided an invaluable boost to the housing industry during the COVID-19 crisis, and driven mortgage approvals to levels not seen in over a decade.
Although many within the housing industry are calling on the government to extend this holiday, there is little indication that they are likely to agree to this request.
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Have you used our state-of-the-art mapping system yet?
When you order searches through our website, you’ll no doubt have noticed we’ve made a rather substantial improvement recently. Earlier this year we introduced our mapping system, which automatically plots the location of the requested property. It proved an instant hit with customers, and has made significant improvements to the way we work.
National Grid Transmission Searches will increase in price from Tuesday 1st September.
From this date, the price of the search will be £87.68 (£105.22 incl. VAT). The current price is £78.83 (plus VAT).
The search identifies whether any high voltage lines – which carry approximately 11,000 volts from power stations to substations around the country – or high pressure gas pipes – which move gas to local area distribution networks – are within close proximity to the searched property.
This equipment is usually protected by easements or wayleaves, which can restrict development in the vicinity.
You can read more about Transmission Searches here, or should you have any queries, our contact details can be found here.
Gloucester City Council have advised us of an increase in their search fees from Monday 22nd June 2020.
The standard search fee will increase from £151.00 to £166.00. This applies to both residential and commercial searches, and includes our admin fee.
The change will apply automatically on our systems from 22nd July.
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
We hope you’re all well in these challenging times.
Due to the current COVID-19 crisis, Severn Trent Searches have made some changes to the way we work.
Our staff are still working to provide as normal a service as possible. We have had to temporarily close our Nottingham office, but are all working remotely, and able to offer the majority of our services.
We are able to complete CON29DW searches as normal, and the majority of our suppliers are also offering a complete service. Some local authorities however have understandably had to reduce or halt production of CON29 and LLC1 searches as they prioritise their resources. Any updates we receive regarding affected services are posted in the news section of our website.
During this period, our usual phone numbers, email and postal addresses will continue to function as normal. Full details can be found on our contact page.
Most importantly, stay safe and we look forward to hearing from you as normal.
