9 Crown Row, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 0TH
Liam McDonnell
Lettings Valuer
Liam attended school locally in Ascot and began his career in estate agency aged 18 in the Bracknell area. He has gone on to gain experience within the Maidenhead, Reading and Wokingham markets too. Building relationships is what Liam enjoys the most in his role, which gives him the opportunity to meet and help all kinds of people. Away from work, Liam enjoys playing football throughout the week and for a local Bracknell team on a Sunday (some say the next Sunday League Pirlo).
The best piece of advice I’ve ever been given is…
The way to get started is to quit talking and start doing.
Top of my bucket list is…
To travel around America and Australia.
On Sunday mornings, you can usually find me…
On a football pitch in all weathers – potentially a little jaded from the night before.
My guilty pleasures are…
Watching Super Sunday and the F1 whilst devouring a takeaway. Highly recommended.
The thing I like best about my job…
Helping and advising landlords on how to make the process of letting their property as stress-free as possible, and assuring tenants throughout the process so that it becomes an enjoyable and exciting experience.
The person I’d most like to go for a drink with is…
Sir Alex Ferguson.
8 Jul 2020
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has today announced sweeping changes around Stamp Duty which is excellent news for anyone thinking of buying a home.
Stamp Duty is a tax applied when you buy a property and the announcement that there will be a payment holiday starting immediately means homebuyers will save thousands of pounds.
What’s Changing?
The Government has raised the stamp duty threshold to £500,000 for all buyers until 31st March 2021. That means property purchases below £500,000 will not need to pay ANY stamp duty.
On average that will save homebuyers at least £4500 according to the Chancellor and means around 9 out of 10 people will pay no Stamp Duty whatsoever while the holiday lasts.
The move has been welcomed by home buyers and across the property industry and is being seen as a step on the path to getting the UK’s economy firing on all cylinders again.
What it Means to You
You’re most likely thinking ‘how much could I save when buying a new property now?’ Well, the more you pay for a property during the Stamp Duty Holiday – up to the new £500,000 threshold – the more you can save.
For example, if you bought a house for £500,000 before today’s announcement, the Stamp Duty you’d have to pay would be £15,000.
What does it mean for the Bracknellproperty market?
We’ve already seen a lot of activity since lockdown was relaxed and this move by the Government will keep the positive momentum going and help the broader economy.
The change also means now is a great time to put your property on the market as we’re expecting a surge of buyers looking to make their move while they can save a large sum of money.
What we’re doing to help buyers and sellers
We’re primed and ready to answer any questions you have around the new Stamp Duty changes.
So, if you are thinking of selling in 2020 now is the perfect time thanks to this positive news.
Please do contact our friendly team of local property experts if you have questions relating to this positive news and to discuss the next steps of putting your property on the market.
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