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Stamp Duty hope as Rishi and Liz tussle for top job
Hopes have been raised that changes could be made to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) once a new Prime Minister is appointed.
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Government taxes ‘putting private landlords at disadvantage to BTL’
NRLA highlights what many letting agents and landlords have been saying - that high taxes are hitting landlords hard.
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Budget nearly included 1% Stamp Duty hike for landlords, OBR docs reveal
Briefing document released by the Office for Budget Responsibility reveal its officials helped game-play increasing the 'second home' Stamp Duty to 4%.
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Estate agents warned to look out for ‘ambulance chaser’ stamp duty refund firms
Conveyancing platform MD Kate Bould says new industry has sprung up since the stamp duty holiday offering 'no-win, no-fee' refund chasing services.
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Sales market ‘defies gravity’ once again despite end of Stamp Duty holiday
Halifax figures reveal 1.7% rise in house prices during September when most purchases wouldn't have completed in time to catch SDLT zero-rate.
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Stamp duty holiday cost government £2.8 billion, latest figures reveal
While some agents have thanks the chancellor for his SDLT-prompted property boom this year, others wonder if it was all worth it.
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Housing market braces for post-Covid ‘triple whammy’ as measures end
Covid measures brought in to stimulate the economy and housing market, and protect tenants from job losses, end today.
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Guest Blogs
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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