Stamp Duty
Stamp Duty Land Tax and property purchase taxes.
Budget landlord property tax changes: 22% rate from April 2027
Landlord tax allowance changes are limited, but new property rates of 22%, 42% and 47% from April 2027 will raise rental income tax and trim property investment returns.
Seven in 10 first-time buyers found buying a home frustrating, Skipton research finds
Skipton research finds 70% of first-time buyers found the home-buying process frustrating. We look at what causes delays and uncertainty, and what the government says its reforms will change.
Stamp duty reform for first-time buyers: ministers target delays
The government's homebuying package targets delays and collapsed sales, not stamp duty allowance changes. The tax itself is untouched in the announcement.
Your First Home scheme first-time buyers help: caps may bar families
Savills says Help to Buy-style regional price caps could leave families with no eligible three-bedroom homes. The caps and income limit are due in the Budget on 28 October.
Cost of moving home eases to £17,413 but is 74% up in a decade
Stamp duty costs moving house buyers an average £9,500, more than half of a £17,413 bill that is 74% higher than a decade ago, Reallymoving says.
Renters Rights Act scrapping remark: Conservatives say no plan
Shadow housing secretary Katie Lam appeared to back scrapping the Act, but her party says there is no policy plan. Meanwhile, Zoopla figures cited by an agency show London rental supply down 6% on a year ago.
Stamp duty abolition: Tories renew pledge to scrap tax on main homes
The Conservative stamp duty policy would scrap the tax on main homes, while planning reform could cut new-build prices by up to £50,000, the party claims. The figure is untested.
