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Is there a better alternative to stamp duty?
Propertymark's policy chief runs a critical eye over the different proposals doing the rounds to reform how property sales are taxed.
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HMRC’s ‘minister for stamp duty’ Jesse Norman is sacked
MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire and now former Treasury minister was instrumental in taking property industry feedback about introducing the stamp duty holiday.
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OFFICIAL: Buyer enquiries ‘shrinking’ says RICS report
Housing market is quietening down as the Stamp Duty holiday tapers off, members tell researchers.
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Extra 2% Stamp Duty for overseas buyers criticised by agents
NAEA Propertymark says additional duty is leading to plethora of sales fall-throughs as purchasers realised additional cost of buying property.
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London market slows significantly as Stamp Duty holiday ends
Sales were 39% lower last month compared to the five-year average, says London housing market data source LonRes.
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Labour slams Government attempts to limit ‘poisonous’ overseas property cash
MPs say extra Stamp Duty has had little impact on investment activity while register of overseas entities has yet to appear.
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Sales blog: This boom is artificial, so how long can it go on?
Danny Luke of Quick Move Now wonders what happens to the property market when the Stamp Duty holiday and the furlough scheme end.
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Tax specialist launches guaranteed Stamp Duty calculator for industry
Compass says agents, conveyancers, solicitors and agents handling property sales face mounting PI premiums as claims for inaccurate SDLT bills rise.
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First-time buyers, not Stamp Duty, now driving market says leading agency
Leaders Romans says its research among home movers suggests SDLT holiday extension was not necessary.
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Features
Onwards and upwards
With the Spring Budget behind us, and a nicely tapered Stamp Duty holiday ahead, it’s all looking up, says Kate Faulkner of Designs on Property.
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