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Regulation & Law
Five-figure Stamp Duty stops people moving, warns Zoopla
Zoopla's Richard Donnell warns that Stamp Duty has become so high that it prevents some people from moving home.
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Regulation & Law
Burnham explores major overhaul of property taxes
Replacing Council Tax and Stamp Duty would put fairness back into property taxation, claims tax reform group.
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Guest Blogs
BLOG: Burnham’s choice – Stamp Duty or Mansion Tax?
Trevor Abrahmsohn of Glentree International discusses which property tax proposed by the new Prime Minister will be the lesser of two evils.
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Housing Market
Stamp Duty ‘crushing’ housing market, Hamptons warns
Tax bills for homebuyers rocketed nearly 200% since 2015, the agency says, which is holding back the market.
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Regulation & Law
LRG boss gives Burnham a property wishlist
Housing must sit at the heart of economic growth while the Government avoids excessive intervention, says LRG boss Michael Cook.
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Regulation & Law
Keir Starmer resignation – industry reaction
Keir Starmer has resigned in an emotional speech outside of Number 10 this morning.
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Latest property news
Tories under fire for pledge to abolish Stamp Duty
“It’s a shame the Conservatives didn’t introduce this sooner," says north London estate agent Jeremy Leaf.
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Housing Market
Property industry reacts to fall in transactions
The latest seasonally-adjusted data from HMRC shows a 3% drop in the number of deals completed last month.
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Regulation & Law
Conveyancers warned about property deeds failures
Land Registry says solicitors who fail to check deeds properly could face investigation and possible disciplinary action.
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Regulation & Law
Tax experts question Rayner Stamp Duty ruling
Leading tax adviser Sean Drury says he can't understand why HMRC has cleared Angela Rayner of wrongdoing.
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