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.
HMRC data points to recovering buyer confidence, but structural barriers persist
Survey of older homeowners reveals tax costs and lack of specialist housing are suppressing later-life moves
Annual growth slows to 2.7% in May but analysts point to stabilising demand and falling rates as reasons for cautious optimism
Average two- and five-year fixed rates slide, with product choice rising for a third consecutive month
Personal rents reach £1,383 as annual growth slows for second consecutive month
Industry figure says mortgage interest is the cost silently eroding homeowners' finances as parliamentary pressure on stamp duty mounts
Mortgage professionals say SDLT is freezing first-time buyers and downsizers out of the property market, with no government relief in sight
Annual house price growth falls to zero while private rents rise 3.5%
Average buyers faced a £2,500 jump when the nil-rate threshold fell last year
New figures show impact of lower nil‑rate threshold on buyers
