The rate of housebuilding has plummeted over decades; to achieve recovery, the government needs to scrap high transaction taxes ...

A decade after the second home stamp duty surcharge, analysis suggests 2.2 million potential rental homes are missing from ...

It has sparked claims that the Office for Budget Responsibility is producing flattering numbers to help Rachel Reeves' ...

Stamp duty — or, to give it its full name, stamp duty land tax (SDLT) — is a common tax often paid on the purchase of new ...

Brits have called for the removal of stamp duty on UK shares in order to incentivise them to allocate capital into the London market. Three quarters of investors said that the scrapping of stamp duty ...

Ask any first-time buyer, young family or downsizing pensioner what is stopping them from moving home and, increasingly, you’ll hear the same answer: stamp duty land tax (SDLT). This once marginal ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Stamp Duty cuts promised in the September mini-Budget will come to an end on 31 March 2025, ...

The UK housing market has experienced a significant surge in activity in 2025, driven largely by changes to stamp duty thresholds, according to a recent update from UK Finance. Separately, the ...

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The Welsh Conservatives launch their manifesto ahead of the Senedd election. The Tories' leader in the Senedd, Darren Millar, has delivered his speech to supporters at St David's ...