- The Chartered Surveyors at Nichols Surveying provide a comprehensive range of professional property services throughout London, Essex, Kent, Middlesex, Sussex, Surrey and France. This includes residential and commercial valuations and surveys.
- We are an independent private practice that prides itself on providing a high quality and fast service at an affordable price. We have surveyed and valued all types of property from house boats to castles and châteaux.
- Our surveyors all have over 10 years experience in their local markets and are very friendly, enthusiastic and approachable. They are also highly motivated, confident and dedicated to providing an impressive service.
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| Residential Division |
- Building Surveys
- Homebuyer Reports
- Valuations for all purposes
- Development Appraisals
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High Speed trains come to Kent
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A lot of the work that we are carrying out at present in Kent and East Sussex is as a result of people moving into these areas in order to take advantage of the high speed rail service between London - St Pancras, Ashford and the Kent coast. This service is due to be up and running in December 2009.
High Speed 1 (the re-named Channel Tunnel Rail Link) is the first major new railway to be built in the UK in over 100 years. It will provide a 68 mile high-speed link between St Pancras in London and the Channel Tunnel in Kent.
A new fleet of trains will be able to accelerate rapidly to 140mph and they will considerably shorten the current journey times from Kent into London.
For example, London to Ashford will be reduced from 83 minutes to 36.5 minutes.
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| Two new stations have been built at Ebbsfleet and Stratford and millions of pounds have been invested in new depot facilities at Ramsgate and Ashford to facilitate the maintenance of the new trains. |
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| Stamp Duty Land Tax when you buy property |
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Former thresholds introduced from 1 January 2010 mean that if you buy property and the purchase price is £125,000 or less you don't pay any Stamp Duty Land Tax at all.
If it's more than £125,000, you pay between one and four per cent of the whole purchase price. If you are a first time buyer you will not pay any duty up to £250,000.
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| Residential property - purchase price |
Rate of Stamp Duty Land Tax |
| up to £125,000 |
0% |
| £125,001 - £250,000 |
1% |
| £250,001 - £500,000 |
3% |
| £500,001 or more |
4% |
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