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Regulation & Law
Housing market support won’t work without Stamp Duty reform
More tax support is needed to help developers supply homes for people to buy, says Menzies’ Stephen Hemmings.
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Products & Services
Moving costs drop amid slower house price growth
Upfront moving costs have dropped but the longer-term picture is far less reassuring, says Rob Houghton, founder of Reallymoving.
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Regulation & Law
Shadow Housing Secretary backs scrapping Renters’ Rights Act and Stamp Duty
Shadow Housing Secretary Katie Lam has made a series of controversial housing pledges at the Tory party conference.
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Regulation & Law
Londoners paying £3.1bn too little in property tax, says report
The Resolution Foundation's Hannah Aldridge, describes Council Tax and Stamp Duty as "grossly unfair and economically harmful".
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Regulation & Law
Stamp Duty questions raised about Britain’s largest property purchase
Tax expert Dan Neidle has done the sums on Britain's largest property purchase and examines the amount of Stamp Duty paid.
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Regulation & Law
Burnham warned by former PM not to raise property taxes
Prime Minister Andy Burnham should not consider increasing tax on property in next month's Budget, according to Gordon Brown.
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Regulation & Law
Wealth manager joins calls for Stamp Duty reform
Rathbones suggests property taxes - such as Stamp Duty - have a big influence on how people behave.
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Regulation & Law
Stamp Duty ‘doubles in a decade’, hitting 1.5 million homes
Fiscal drag is making it more expensive to move, leaving developers short of the buyer volumes that make new schemes viable, accountants warn.
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Latest property news
Homeowners stay put as moving ‘no longer pays’, claims Connells
"High Stamp Duty costs, higher mortgage rates and weaker price growth are seeing many households stay put," says Connells' Aneisha Beveridge.
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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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