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![Stamp duty holiday: could the market be more vulnerable to fraud?](/img/default/eat.png)
The Chancellor’s recent announcement that the stamp duty holiday would be extended for another three months was undoubtedly great news for...
27 March 2021
From: Features
![Quarter of agents set to recruit within the next year](/img/default/eat.png)
A quarter of agents say they intend to recruit new staff in the next 12 months, following on from the surge...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Market softens ahead of predicted stamp duty holiday resurgence](/img/default/eat.png)
The latest house price index from the Halifax suggests the market has softened ahead of the original scheduled end of the stamp...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty: new cliff edge or cause for delight?](/img/default/eat.png)
Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty extension revealed by Chancellor Sunak](/img/default/eat.png)
Chancellor Rishi Sunak says the stamp duty holiday on properties up to £500,000 will be extended from March 31 to June 30; from...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ delight as stamp duty extension helps another 300,000 deals](/img/default/eat.png)
Much of the agency industry has reacted with delight at the extension of the stamp duty holiday deadline until June. Rightmove estimates...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Holiday extension agreed - but is it a new cliff edge?](/img/default/eat.png)
Chancellor Rishi Sunak will extend the stamp duty holiday deadline until the end of June - a three month extension. The lead...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![150,000 and rising! Stamp Duty Extension petition wins more support](/img/default/eat.png)
The online petition which prompted a debate by MPs has now won the support of around 150,000 signatures. Typically public support for...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Lobby your MP over stamp duty holiday extension, agents told](/img/default/eat.png)
Propertymark - still reeling over two senior resignations in less than a week - says its lobbying sessions with politicians are...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Live! Watch MPs' Stamp Duty Extension debate here](/img/default/eat.png)
You can watch the Parliamentary debate on a possible Stamp Duty Holiday extension here, using the streaming link at the bottom of...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Dozens of Tory MPs demand stamp duty extension from Sunak](/img/default/eat.png)
The Northern Research Group, which has the backing of over 50 Conservative MPs in the north of England, wants the Chancellor...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![“Chaos and mayhem!” Phil Spencer’s warning over stamp duty extension](/img/default/eat.png)
Property expert Phil Spencer is warning that “chaos” and “mayhem” looms in the housing market if the stamp duty holiday is...