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highfields
Estate Agents & Valuers
Offering an unrivalled service throughout Lancashire. Tastefully presented modern offices in Rochdale and Littleborough with unrivalled back office support.
"We always aim to exceed the expectations of our clients. Instruct us and we will ensure you are not disappointed"
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Welcome to Highfields Estate Agents in Rochdale
First of all thank we would like to thank you for visiting our website. We have tried to make it feature rich and we do hope that it provides the information you require. Most websites open up with the cliche " buying a house is stressful etc..." we feel that this approach is wrong.
Buying a house need not be stressful if you research what you require, have your finances in place and deal with friendly, competent and experienced professionals.
We are readily accessible and all our staff are here to help. We enjoy making people happy sellers, homeowners, landlords and tenants. Feel free to ask us any Rochdale property related questions by phone, email or in person at one of our offices.
Please remember to keep checking our site as we update it daily with new properties for sale in Rochdale and it's surrounding areas. If your new home is not listed today, it might just be here tomorrow. Alternatively register on our PRIORITY mailing list and we will update you ourselves. We also have a NEWS and EVENTS tabs which contains local and national property news as well as details of special offers we release from time to time.
Finally ......
Stamp Duty is a necessary evil when buying a property over £125,000 .
| Purchase price of residential property | Rate of SDLT (percentage of the total purchase price) |
|---|---|
| £0 - £125,000 | 0% |
| £125,001 - £250,000 | 1% |
| £250,001 - £500,000 | 3% |
| £500,001 or more | 4% |
You can check current rates of SDLT on the HM Revenue & Customs
(HMRC) website.
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/sdlt/rates-thresholds.htm
Disadvantaged Areas Relief
If you buy property in an area designated by the government as 'disadvantaged' you may qualify for Disadvantaged Areas Relief. In this case the threshold for SDLT is £150,000.
Disadvantaged Areas Relief did not apply for residential property purchases between 3 September 2008 and 31 December 2009 inclusive. The threshold during that period was £175,000 which is higher than the previous Disadvantaged Areas Relief threshold.
