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A former minister has questioned whether the Government has a long-term commitment to reform Stamp Duty to boost transactions and has...

Rising house prices boosted HMRC’s coffers during the previous tax year. Analysts suggest the booming housing market has meant HMRC has attracted...

The Treasury has enjoyed a record period for stamp duty income. In England from April to October this year - so almost entirely...

It’s been revealed that the government did consider a stamp duty RISE which would have been announced in this week’s Budget. The...

A leading market commentator is warning that transactions and prices will fall without the stimulus of the stamp duty holiday. Karen Noye,...

New research shows that the surge in house prices this year has taken homes in at least 25 areas of England...

Today sees the government’s Spending Review, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak taking centre stage as he presents a 12 month spending plan to...

A prominent industry figure says the current stamp duty holiday could effectively be a trap to lure in buyers who will...

Our own industry’s upheaval over recent years has been no less dramatic than the turmoil at Westminster. The political earthquake has seen...

HM Revenue & Customs is set to pocket £60m less from one of its property taxes than it forecast. An analysis of...

On the face of it, this year’s Budget was not what you could describe as ‘housing heavy’ in terms of the...

It’s Budget day and the government is once again on the receiving end of a blast from one of the country’s...

One of London’s most prominent buying agencies says post-Brexit the interest in buying in the capital will return - whether there...

Agents have continued to express their shock and opposition to the announcement by the government that it wants a stamp duty...

Data from the buying agency Black Brick reveals just how big an impact has been made by the additional homes stamp...

Statistics published for the Annual Tax for Enveloped Dwellings show that the government appears to be succeeding in its  bid to...

A forecast suggests HM Revenue & Customs will rake in no less than £8.8 billion in Capital Gains Tax in 2018...

The boss of the UK's largest independent agency has called on the government to be 'radical' and consider a range of...

Over the past two decades, investing in buy-to-let has been a relatively easy way to make money, which is why so...

A London property investment firm says the government has enjoyed a tax take of £394m since introducing the Annual Tax for...

The industry has reacted angrily to the Chancellor declining to change stamp duty despite pleas from agents and suppliers ahead of the Autumn...

Agents selling homes at the high end of the market have generally welcomed the Daily Telegraph campaign to persuade the Chancellor...

As estate agents, business people and just plain people for that matter, we can't help looking at the way our society...