The Conversation: Housebuyers hate stamp duty. Why hasn’t it been reformed before now?
The Conversation: The real reason abolishing stamp duty won’t help first‑time buyers
MSN: Home buyers have just days left to sidestep rising stamp duty costs
Home buyers have just days left to complete deals before potentially being clobbered with thousands of pounds in extra stamp duty costs. From April 1, “nil rate” stamp duty discounts for home buyers ...
Home buyers have just days left to sidestep rising stamp duty costs
MSN: Thousands of first-time buyers pay £5,000 or more in stamp duty in the past year
Nearly 37,000 first-time buyer property purchases were hit with stamp duty in 2024/25, new data shows. Of the first-time buyers affected, more than 13,000 paid £5,000 or more in stamp duty tax. A ...
Thousands of first-time buyers pay £5,000 or more in stamp duty in the past year
Reuters: Bellway CEO urges UK government to bring back stamp duty relief for first-time buyers
Oct 14 (Reuters) - Britain's major homebuilders are urging the government to eliminate stamp duty and establish a long-term deposit scheme for first-time buyers to boost market sentiment, Bellway's ...
Bellway CEO urges UK government to bring back stamp duty relief for first-time buyers
MSN: Buyers hate stamp duty – so why hasn’t it been scrapped already?
Buyers hate stamp duty – so why hasn’t it been scrapped already?
Kemi Badenoch’s promise to abolish stamp duty was met with cheers by the Conservatives, but is it a good idea? We put two property experts head to head in this week’s Debate Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) ...
For years, academic economists have argued that council tax and stamp duty are deeply flawed. Politicians from all corners, as well as various thinktanks, also seem to agree. Back in 1976, the UK even ...
Scrapping stamp duty may sound like a quick fix to Britain’s housing crisis, but there’s reason to believe it would barely move the needle on affordability – while costing the Treasury billions. At ...
One of the key figures you'll need to know before buying a house is how much stamp duty you'll pay on the purchase. Stamp duty is a tax you pay to the government when you purchase a property worth ...