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Regulation & Law
Andy Burnham rules out scrapping Stamp Duty
The Prime Minister is reported to have been a fan of a scheme to replace Council Tax and Stamp Duty.
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Regulation & Law
Property Tax petition hits 100,000 signatures
Petition calls for Council Tax and Stamp Duty to be replaced with a new tax, where homeowners pay 0.48% of a home’s value every year.
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Regulation & Law
Former Bank of England Deputy Governor argues for Land Value Tax
"Land is a good thing to tax because you can’t take it abroad or move it offshore," explains Sir John Gieve.
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Housing Market
Affordability and outdated assumptions ‘deter homebuyers’
HomeOwners Alliance's Paula Higgins, says: “More than half of aspiring homeowners believe they will never get onto the ladder."
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Housing Market
Burnham’s property tax plans dismissed by Tories
Mel Stride, Shadow Chancellor, says Andy Burnham's proposals for a land value tax would represent “a huge tax rise".
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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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