Properties in Seaton

With the festive period one of the busiest times for homebuyers searching for property online, local estate agency Fox and Sons, in Axminster, is urging sellers looking for a new year move to get everything in place now to take advantage of a surge in buyer interest.

Each year, millions of house hunters search for property over the Christmas break as families come together and make plans for the new year. Last Christmas, Rightmove received a huge spike in traffic to their websites, increasing by 78% on Boxing Day and reaching over 4.7 million visits on the first working day of the new year alone.

With the government's stamp duty cut recently announced, local estate agency Fox and Sons, in Axminster, welcomes news to increase home ownership for first-time buyers and to get the local market moving.  

The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a permanent stamp duty land tax (SDLT) cut, effective now, in the government's mini-budget statement, which is estimated to lift 200,000 homebuyers every year out of paying the tax.