Stamp duty
Moving home? Here are the keys to completing before stamp duty rises
With homebuyers facing thousands extra on the bill, the race is on to complete before the deadline
Shane Hickey
02, Dec, 2024 @8:45 AM
House prices and sales across UK expected to rise in early 2025
Buyers seeking to benefit from expiring tax breaks and pent-up demand all predicted to drive up costs, according to Zoopla report
Phillip Inman
29, Nov, 2024 @5:00 AM
UK budget checklist: what you need to do now to make the most of your cash
Use your Isa allowance if you can, hurry up with your property purchase and review your pension provision
Rupert Jones, Hilary Osborne and Shane Hickey
02, Nov, 2024 @11:00 AM
UK house price growth slows but stamp duty changes ‘will spark buyer rush’
Rate softens to 2.4% in October as Nationwide expects more transactions before budget’s nil rate band move
Jack Simpson
01, Nov, 2024 @8:39 AM
Keir Starmer tells Brussels press conference it was ‘right’ for him to repay £6,000 worth of gifts – as it happened
Announcement that PM is returning gifts comes after news Labour peer Lord Alli is under investigation by Lords commissioner
Rachel Hall (now) with Vicky Graham and Andrew Sparrow (earlier)
02, Oct, 2024 @4:56 PM
Reeves urged to make tax changes ‘to raise more than £20bn a year’
Resolution Foundation suggests proposals on capital gains tax, inheritance tax and national insurance
Larry Elliott Economics editor
10, Sep, 2024 @4:00 AM
Former Sunak adviser urges Labour to introduce wealth tax on housing
The economist behind the Covid furlough scheme has called for ‘unfair’ council tax and stamp duty to be axed in England
Michael Savage Policy Editor
17, Aug, 2024 @10:00 AM
Stamp duty for first-time buyers would rise in 2025 under Labour government
Party says it would allow threshold for stamp duty to fall back to £300,000 after it was raised temporarily in 2022
Kiran Stacey Political correspondent
28, Jun, 2024 @10:26 AM
Sunak pledges to keep stamp duty threshold at £425k for first-time buyers
Pledge comes as parties prepare to launch their manifestos, with Labour to offer support for small businesses
Tom Ambrose
08, Jun, 2024 @9:02 AM
Stamp duty: would Victoria be better off with a land tax instead?
As the state government considers reforming its contentious stamp duty, here are the benefits and pitfalls of replacing it with an annual tax
Adeshola Ore
23, Mar, 2024 @11:00 PM
‘It makes moving pointless’: why stamp duty is the biggest downside to downsizing
Many older people in large homes would like to release them to growing families, but the financial hit can be huge
Jedidajah Otte
24, Feb, 2024 @12:00 PM
UK homeowners: is there anything that is preventing you from downsizing?
We’re interested to hear from UK homeowners who would like to downsize what may be preventing them from doing so
Guardian community team
06, Feb, 2024 @12:54 PM
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