{"id":20008,"date":"2018-08-10T12:30:34","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T11:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buyassociation.co.uk\/?p=20008"},"modified":"2018-08-10T12:30:34","modified_gmt":"2018-08-10T11:30:34","slug":"top-7-stories-this-week-in-housing-and-property-investment-10-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/zh-hk\/2018\/08\/10\/top-7-stories-this-week-in-housing-and-property-investment-10-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 7 stories this week in housing and property investment: 10 August"},"content":{"rendered":"
Welcome to our weekly update giving you the key stories, breaking news and topical analysis from the past week up to today, 10 August 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n This week stamp duty has hit the headlines amid a rumoured rise for landlords, and we look at how likely this is to happen. Meanwhile, the base rate rise has led to speculation over how people’s mortgages could be affected, and the country’s rental market continues to grow with build-to-rent becoming more prominent across the country. Read on for seven top stories you might have missed this week…<\/p>\n Rumours have surfaced this week that the government is considering raising the stamp duty levy even further for buy-to-let landlords. To read the full story, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n1. Second stamp duty hike for landlords: what\u2019s the truth behind the rumours?<\/h4>\n