Media and PR

Andrew Boast FMAAT MIC is the co-founder of SAM Conveyancing and a media commentator in the housing market. Andrew has appeared on live on the BBC TV and radio 4, London Live and Tip TV and has been quoted widely in most of the mainstream press. His comment is balanced and focuses on the needs of the everyday home buyer or seller.
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House moves and stamp duty savings at risk as system buckles

House moves and stamp duty savings at risk as system buckles

07/10/2021
House moves and stamp duty savings at risk as system buckles
SAM Conveyancing in The Telegraph

Home moving costs double as buyers swarm stamp duty holiday deadline

02/06/2021
Home moving costs double as buyers swarm stamp duty holiday deadline
SAM Conveyancing in The Telegraph

Extending stamp duty ‘would add 100,000 sales to 2021 property market’

13/01/2021
Extending stamp duty ‘would add 100,000 sales to 2021 property market’
SAM Conveyancing in The Telegraph

How to buy or sell your home as quickly as possible before the stamp duty deadline

04/11/2020
How to buy or sell your home as quickly as possible before the stamp duty deadline
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/uk/house-price-boom-could-derailed-perfect-storm-collapsed-sales/

House price boom could be derailed by 'perfect storm' of collapsed sales

23/10/2020
House price boom could be derailed by 'perfect storm' of collapsed sales
SAM Conveyancing in The Telegraph

Why 'coronavirus clauses' are giving home buyers and sellers a get-out option

19/06/2020
Why 'coronavirus clauses' are giving home buyers and sellers a get-out option
SAM Conveyancing in The Telegraph

Should you put your property up for sale now that restrictions on the market have been lifted?

14/05/2020
Should you put your property up for sale now that restrictions on the market have been lifted?
SAM Conveyancing in The Telegraph

Coronavirus property Q&A: Can I move house during lockdown, or should I hold off buying and selling a home

15/04/2020
Coronavirus property Q&A: Can I move house during lockdown, or should I hold off buying and selling a home
SAM Conveyancing in The Telegraph

Property transactions could collapse by 80 per cent in a month due to coronavirus lockdown

26/03/2020
Property transactions could collapse by 80 per cent in a month due to coronavirus lockdown
SAM Conveyancing in The Telegraph

What should I do if I am buying a house during the coronavirus outbreak? The latest property advice

23/03/2020
What should I do if I am buying a house during the coronavirus outbreak? The latest property advice
SAM Conveyancing in The Telegraph

Home buyers overpaying by £13,000 as estate agents over-egg the floor space, says report

09/03/2019
Home buyers overpaying by £13,000 as estate agents over-egg the floor space, says report
SAM Conveyancing in The Telegraph

First-time buyers using shared ownership risk missing out on stamp duty exemption

23/11/2017
First-time buyers using shared ownership risk missing out on stamp duty exemption

How did SAM Conveyancing uncover the flaws of the Help to Buy ISA?

Andrew notably uncovered exclusions within the Help to Buy ISA scheme and worked successfully with Katie Morley at the Telegraph to bring these to the attention of the wider public. His findings resulted in all the main stakeholders of the scheme, from the government to mortgage lenders, reassessing its terms and conditions and giving much-needed clarification to first time buyers. You can read the full story here - How we uncovered the truth behind the Help to Buy ISA