stamp duty
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Housing Market
OPINION: Labour’s decision to roll back Stamp Duty reliefs is odd
Nigel Lewis had time to reflect on the party's decision to make it more expensive to buy a home after March next year during a chat on Russell Quirk's Talk TV show.
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Regulation & Law
Buyer successfully appeals £168,000 HMRC bill for ‘uninhabitable’ property
David Hannah says his client's case fuels debate about the ‘uninhabitable’ definition and has slammed HMRC, The Law Society and the Chartered Institute of Taxation for deterring tax claims.
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Housing Market
Gove claims Labour plans to hike Stamp Duty for first-time buyers
Housing Secretary Michael Gove says if Labour doesn't make a Stamp Duty cut permanent then FTBs could pay more than £11K extra.
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Regulation & Law
Scrap Council Tax, Business Rates and Stamp Duty for Land Value Tax says think tank
Tax Policy Associates says cutting Stamp Duty increases house prices and previous attempts to provide relief for first-time buyers have all proved to be ineffective.
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Regulation & Law
Martin Lewis backs scrapping Stamp Duty for downsizers
Martin Lewis, who is well-known as a TV consumer champion, believes cutting Stamp Duty for older people who want to downsize is "a clever plan".
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Regulation & Law
Stamp Duty cut being planned for Autumn budget – claim
Jeremy Hunt is reported to be planning a final 'giveaway' roll of the dice ahead of a likely General Election in November.
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Latest property news
Agents reject Budget as ‘wasted opportunity’
Two major surveys of estate agents reveal dismay with Jeremy Hunt's 'lacklustre' Budget, and 'inadequate' attempts to boost the property sector.
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Latest property news
REACTION: Chancellor drops bombshell budget on agents and landlords
Jeremy Hunt announces in Budget he is scrapping the short-term lets tax regime, and abolishing stamp duty relief on multiple dwellings.
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Latest property news
Scrapping Non-Dom status would be disastrous for UK foreign investment
Glentree International boss Trevor Abrahmsohn warns Chancellor Jeremy Hunt that he risks destroying the £10 million plus residential property market.
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Latest property news
Property chiefs deliver key demands to NI’s re-started Executive
Propertymark's blueprint includes a new code of practice for letting agents and tax reforms following the recent restoration of power sharing in the country.
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