The Sunday Times
How will the stamp duty holiday affect the housing market?
We’re not going on a summer holiday, but — as Cliff Richard didn’t sing — at least we’re getting one on stamp duty. Will that boost a recovery in the housing market?
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Forbes
Could the stamp duty holiday stimulate recovery of the housing market?
The spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) throughout the country has resulted in an almost complete standstill of the housing market as buying and selling property has effectively been put on ice.
Calls grow louder for full-scale overhaul of UK property tax
Stamp duty has become the UK government’s “fiscal weapon of choice” in the housing market but calls for a full-scale overhaul of the property tax are growing as new surcharges and reliefs spark criticism of an increasingly unwieldy regime.
Why London’s imminent property boom is not all that it seems
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Home sales slide in Battersea Nine Elms
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How the skies became the last word in super-rich real estate
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The Sunday Times
What does selling property off market mean?
Pssst… are you “off-market”? No, I don’t mean married — is your house on a secret list of properties for sale?
