The UK Government’s latest overhaul to the stamp duty tax system is set to help first-time buyers and low-earners to get onto the housing market.
Whilst it may be a little early to tell, evidence over the past week is showing that it may just have worked.
Sharing our advice as a top UK buying agency, Black Brick Founder, Camilla Dell offered her insights in an article all about the stamp duty changes this week in The Independent:
“In a softening market it’s likely that similar properties may have sold for less,” she said. “Armed with this evidence will put buyers in a good position to negotiate. If buying from a developer, find out its financial year-end date – developers want to get as much stock sold before year-end and they may make a substantial discount.”
Read more in the full article here.