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LATEST: Industry reaction to Sunak’s ‘double bubble’ 2021 budget
Rishi Sunak reveals expected Stamp Duty holiday extension and first time buyer mortgage leg-up, but corporation tax is to rise in 2023.
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Chancellor to re-launch Help to Buy mortgage scheme for first time buyers
Government is to underwrite mortgages once again for buyers who can only scrape together a 5% deposit for their first home.
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Stamp duty latest: 171k pre-New Year buyers will miss holiday deadline
Latest research shows that whatever Rishi Sunak does, several hundred thousand buyers will not get their duty discount.
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Chancellor considering six-week Stamp Duty holiday extension
National newspaper say its sources within HM Treasury point to likely extension as political pressure grows on Sunak.
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Tory MP calls for Chancellor to consider single ‘property tax’ to stimulate market
John Stevenson says replacing Stamp Duty and Council Tax with a single annual property tax would free up hundreds of thousands of transactions.
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Stamp Duty e-petition hits 100,000, triggering debate decision
MPs will get their day in Parliament to quiz the Government on why it's refusing to extend or amend the Stamp Duty holiday deadline.
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Last chance to change Rishi’s mind! Stamp Duty petition takes off
Official parliamentary e-petition calling for extension of stamp duty holiday has been picking up thousands of signatures every day.
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Conveyancing chiefs report clients ‘distraught’ over stamp duty deadline
Three key conveyancing industry bodies have called on Minister to wake up to the damage a 'hard stop' on 31st March would cause.
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25% of home movers made decision based on stamp duty holiday savings
Poll reveals two thirds of current home movers says the Chancellor must extend the deadline as half worry that they will miss it.
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Official: There will be no Stamp Duty holiday extension
Ministers have delivered the body blow to agents and buyers via its response to an online parliamentary petition.
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