ASAP MD, Richard Megson shares some thoughts on the property market in Today's Conveyancer - click on the link below: https://www.todaysconveyancer.co.uk/guest-writers/positivity-sector-returning/ ...
On Wednesday, the Chancellor announced that the stamp duty threshold is to be raised from £125,000 to £500,000 – with immediate effect. It is temporary reprieve which will be in place until 31st March 2021. Last year only 15.2% of properties fell below the £125,000 threshold. The increase to £500,000 means that a further 74.5% of buyers could now be exempt from Stamp Duty. This is excellent news for the market after some exceptionally slow weeks during lockdown. ASAP is ready for the surge in activity. Needless to say, our conveyancing quote tool has been updated to reflect the new threshold so agents...
We are delighted to say that the ASAP team is now back to full strength. .We brought the remaining members of the team back from furlough last week and it feels brilliant to have everyone back together again - albeit remotely for now. What's more, our client base is growing so we are on the look out for more Sales Progressors. Only the brilliant need apply! We have always offered staff the option of working from home one or two days a week so moving to remote working hasn't been a problem for us - although everyone says they miss...
We have a shiny new website as you can see. At the same time we thought we would take the opportunity to tweak our logo and introduce a snappier URL. Hopefully you will agree CompleteASAP is much more memorable! All our email addresses have now been changed too so please update your address book so that we can stay connected. The format remains the same - first initial surname@completeASAP.co.uk but just drop us an email if you aren't sure. We hope you find this new website easy to use and that it gives you the information...
Richard Megson, co-founder of Assured Sale and Progression Ltd, the leading sales progression experts, takes on the topic of speed in the conveyancing process, and why it’s the answer to some of the industry’s woes. Buying and selling a house is often referenced as being one of the most stressful life experiences that we can go through as adults. Many house sales go through smoothly but for others, things can go wrong - leading to delays, upset, misery, fall-through and unhappy clients. Whilst there is a general appreciation of the need for speed in the conveyancing process, it is surely underestimated just...
Assured Sale & Progression Ltd (ASAP Ltd) has marked its fifth birthday with record sales and expansion of the team. As sales progression experts, our business aims to significantly reduce the time it takes to complete residential property sales and we have had our most successful year to date, recording doubling of turnover and increasing headcount to 20. ASAP Ltd works alongside estate agents, property auctioneers, mortgage brokers and financial advisors and our bespoke service to helps ensure property sales progress as quickly and smoothly as possible. Over the past five years, we have developed a methodology that helps shave...
The Government’s new Anti-Money Laundering Directive comes into force on 26th June – are you prepared? The 4th Money Laundering Directive is now law. As an Estate Agent, this means you are be required to carry out comprehensive Anti-Money Laundering (AML) checks on your buyers as well as your sellers. You need to be sure you have systems in place and staff fully trained – or alternatively you could outsource it at no extra cost! The new law brings the UK in line with the EU Directive on money laundering and terrorist financing. Some may think that with Brexit, legislation won’t apply but this is...