Labour says Chancellor Rishi Sunak “will give away half a billion pounds to second homeowners and landlords through the stamp duty holiday extension.” Thangam Debbonaire, the… Read More »Labour attacks stamp duty break as “a half billion pounds giveaway”
Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for most measures. Agents almost without… Read More »Stamp Duty: new cliff edge or cause for delight?
A prominent conveyancer has hit out at the extension to the stamp duty holiday, which is now ending in late June and not on March 30.… Read More »Bad Idea? Stamp Duty Holiday extension could backfire…
A conveyancing trade publication wants those involved in residential transactions to be kind to each other – especially as the stamp duty holiday adds to the… Read More »Conveyancers call for less aggression in house buying process
Older homeowners gifted an average of £42,500 to younger relatives to help them buy in the past year, according to new research. This is almost… Read More »Stamp Duty Holiday allows older owners give more help to younger
The online petition which prompted a debate by MPs has now won the support of around 150,000 signatures. Typically public support for such petitions fizzles… Read More »150,000 and rising! Stamp Duty Extension petition wins more support
Some 12 per cent of buyers will pull out of their transaction if it does not complete in time for their stamp duty exemption. That’s the… Read More »One in eight sellers will pull out if they miss stamp duty holiday
The deadline to complete the purchase of a home under the current Help to Buy scheme in England has been extended from March 31 to… Read More »March 31 deadline extended for Help To Buy completions
A new forecast suggests 70,000 buyers will miss the March 31 stamp duty holiday deadline. Zoopla has undertaken a new analysis to measure the impact… Read More »Stamp Duty loss: 70,000 agreed sales will miss deadline
One of the chief figures behind Brexit and Boris Johnson’s role as London Mayor is now advising that stamp duty should be scrapped on low-value homes… Read More »Brexit and Boris backer calls for stamp duty to be scrapped
