The 2023 Autumn Budget, amongst its considerable 110 growth measures, contained an important announcement for the property sphere, with £3 million...
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16 December 2023
From: Features
Inheritance Tax receipts for April to September 2023 have soared to £3.9 billion, some £0.4 billion higher than the same period...
24 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Rising house prices boosted HMRC’s coffers during the previous tax year. Analysts suggest the booming housing market has meant HMRC has attracted...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Figures just released by HM Revenue & Customs show the Treasury enjoying a bumper year for stamp duty, with record receipts...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News
An industry trade body wants the government to scrap the three per cent stamp duty surcharge on additional homes - and...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Stamp Duty receipts for the year to the end of February fell just six per cent despite the high profile SDLT...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News
The Chancellor is considering extending the stamp duty holiday for a short period according to a newspaper report this morning. The Daily...
13 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Homeowners staying at home during another lockdown are doing more than sharing memes of groundhog day or doing family quizzes on...
27 January 2021
From: Features
New figures from the Bank of England show that mortgage approvals rose 7.0 per cent in November to reach 105,000 -...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The UK has topped the rankings for the highest property taxes as a percentage of overall taxation in the developed world...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Property tax rises and falling house prices look as if they are on the way according to the small print accompanying...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Figures just released from HM Revenue & Customs show just how much stamp duty buyers pay, at least before the current holiday...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News
A regional agency has thrown its weight behind an independent report which says estate and lettings agents could lead the economy...
22 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Data from HM Revenue & Customs shows tax receipts from stamp duty fell a further 5.2 per cent between 2018 and...
23 January 2020
From: Breaking News
With this summer marking forty years since Margaret Thatcher came to power, her legacy continues to invoke both celebration and consternation...
06 July 2019
From: Features
New figures from HM Revenue and Customs suggest that stamp duty receipts have fallen by no less than £1 billion. The drop...
25 April 2019
From: Breaking News
Data from the buying agency Black Brick reveals just how big an impact has been made by the additional homes stamp...
22 August 2018
From: Breaking News
Statistics published for the Annual Tax for Enveloped Dwellings show that the government appears to be succeeding in its bid to...
05 April 2018
From: Breaking News
Theresa May’s call for a snap general election on June 8 took many by surprise. But estate agents have been broadly...
03 June 2017
From: Features
It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...