Related topic: Stamp duty

The trade body says proposed Budget measures would fail to raise meaningful revenue and could instead choke off economic growth.

Stamp duty hits four in five homeowners and two in five first-time buyers across the country.

38% said they’re specifically worried about being able to afford stamp duty on a new home.

Industry experts say the ripple effects could be felt across the housing chain, making it harder for aspiring buyers to get onto the property ladder.

Prime Central London values fall -1.8% on the quarter – the biggest drop since December 2016.

The majority cite potential financial strain, reduced market mobility, and long-term uncertainty from a possible annual property tax.

Average new seller asking prices are now 0.1% below this time last year following several months of muted price growth.

Patrick Bamford, head of international business development at Qualis Credit Risk, says buyers with completion dates before the end of October might be asking their conveyancers to...

Prime London buyers could save half a million pounds in Reeves tax overhaul, with seller tax taking 15 years to equal current upfront costs.

Market conditions have already softened since the end of the stamp duty holiday in March.