This page explains and updates you on all the latest news around Stamp Duty Land Tax, including thresholds, reliefs, and government changes. Read more below to see how SDLT developments could affect your clients.
Oliver Prior says the Budget has steadied the property market without resolving its deeper tensions
Other measures would better serve the British economy, Fund claims
Property experts warn that stamp duty and tax barriers deterring developers and investors will undermine new homebuying schemes before they deliver
Stamp duty is set to stay off the table at the Budget, but Tembo’s CEO argues scrapping it would free up family homes for buyers
A survey shows that tenants rate landlords positively, yet brokers say the private rental sector is under acute strain
New data shows the North and Midlands are driving UK property transaction growth
1.8 million fixed-rate deals mature this year — brokers take note
Hundreds of thousands of rental homes could disappear within a year
Many had contacted agents or attended viewings before putting plans on hold
Yorkshire Building Society research puts stamp duty at the centre of a £66 billion housing market problem