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UK house prices slow in April as market digests stamp duty changes
01 May 2025 16:20 GMT
… to the effect of recent stamp duty changes and seasonal effects, according … expected, given the changes to stamp duty at the start of the … seen after the end of stamp duty holidays. However, this trend is …
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Voices: ‘Stamp duty makes downsizing impossible’: Readers split on how to tackle the UK’s housing divide
01 May 2025 15:55 GMT
… if the costs, such as stamp duty, weren’t so prohibitive, … on without inheritance tax.
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Stamp duty is the barrier to downsizing … main issue with downsizing is stamp duty. To downsize would cost me … tens of thousands in stamp duty, so I sit where …
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Home buyer mortgage approvals fell ahead of stamp duty deadline
01 May 2025 14:15 GMT
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UK mortgage lending at four-year high amid rush to avoid stamp duty rise
01 May 2025 13:09 GMT
… before last month’s stamp duty rise pushed UK mortgage … the then-imminent changes to stamp duty in England and Northern … 1 April this year, the stamp duty discounts became less generous, … themselves thousands of pounds in stamp duty costs by getting their …
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UK property market update: Annual growth at 3.4% despite April dip and Stamp Duty changes
01 May 2025 12:57 GMT
… anticipated in light of the stamp duty adjustments that took effect on … months, as is customary, once stamp duty vacations conclude. Despite broader economic … Policy Committee meeting. Following the stamp duty adjustments will further strengthen the …
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Mortgage borrowing surges ahead of stamp duty changes
01 May 2025 12:40 GMT
… to clinch deals before higher stamp duty taxes came into effect.
Net … will now have to pay stamp duty on homes costing more than … the experience of a similar stamp duty change in 2021 prompted large …
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Stamp duty cut gave the housing market a sugar rush - now for the slump: Here's why it's a bad tax, says HELEN CRANE
01 May 2025 10:22 GMT
… all the difference.
> Stamp duty calculator: How much would … house prices have climbed, stamp duty thresholds have stayed the same … the stamp duty rise but also a rise in stamp duty for … -limited cuts.
Stop the stamp duty rollercoaster – the country wants …
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Lloyds hails record day of mortgage lending ahead of stamp duty deadline
01 May 2025 10:38 GMT
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Home buyer mortgage approvals fell ahead of stamp duty deadline
01 May 2025 09:45 GMT
… future.
From April 1, stamp duty discounts have become less … for some home buyers. Stamp duty applies in England and Northern … the deal before the (stamp duty) thresholds reverted to the … , particularly now that the stamp duty concession has ended.”
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Qld government scraps stamp duty for first home buyers
01 May 2025 05:57 GMT
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Across Queensland, the abolishment of stamp duty will save first home buyers … Ownership David Janetzki said that stamp duty had hindered Queenslanders from entering … rooms while maintaining eligibility for stamp duty concessions or grants.
While buyers …