Stamp duty cut: How much it saves on the average home near you

Homebuyers rushed online to look for their next home within half an hour of the Chancellor’s immediate stamp duty cut.  Rightmove reported a 22 per cent jump in traffic to its site within 30 minutes of Rishi Sunak confirming the cut in his mini-Budget today. The property search website said the cut would produce savings … Read more

Stamp duty calculator: How much will the cut save you?

How much would the stamp duty cut save you if you move home? Work out your bill with our calculator By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 18:14 BST, 8 July 2020 | Updated: 18:27 BST, 8 July 2020  The Chancellor has taken the axe to one of Britain’s most hated taxes as he slashed stamp … Read more

Homeseekers rush online after stamp duty cut: Here’s how much it saves on the average home near you

Homebuyers rushed online to look for their next home within half an hour of the Chancellor’s immediate stamp duty cut.  Rightmove reported a 22 per cent jump in traffic to its site within 30 minutes of Rishi Sunak confirming the cut in his mini-Budget today. The property search website said the cut would produce savings … Read more

House buyers’ joy as Rishi Sunak saves them up to £15,000 by freezing stamp duty in mini-budget

Home buyers’ have reacted with joy at Rishi Sunak’s announcement that he will freeze stamp duty in today’s mini-budget. Mr Sunak today said he would immediately raise the threshold on stamp duty to £500,000 until March 31 2021.  On the housing market, Rishi Sunak said property transactions fell by 50% in May and house prices … Read more

House buyers’ joy as Rishi Sunak saves them up to £15,000 by freezing stamp duty in mini-budget

Home buyers’ have reacted with joy at Rishi Sunak’s announcement that he will freeze stamp duty. Mr Sunak today said he would immediately raise the threshold on stamp duty to £500,000 until March 31 2021.  On the housing market, Rishi Sunak said property transactions fell by 50% in May and house prices have fallen for … Read more

Towns where buyers would benefit most from a stamp duty cut revealed

The places where homebuyers could benefit the most from a proposed stamp duty holiday have been revealed, with potential savings of up to £15,000.  The biggest potential savings on the tax bill for buying an average home outside of London would be in Surrey’s Dorking, Hampshire’s Lymington and Surrey’s Sunbury-on-Thames, according to Rightmove.  It comes as … Read more

Hooray, it’s a stamp duty holiday! Rishi Sunak’s tax cut will give flagging homes market a boost

Rishi Sunak is set to axe stamp duty on most homes on Wednesday in a temporary move designed to boost the flagging housing market. Whitehall sources said the Chancellor was ready to introduce a six-month stamp duty holiday as part of his mini-Budget designed to boost growth and jobs. Mr Sunak is understood to be … Read more

Hooray, it’s a stamp duty holiday! Rishi Sunak’s tax cut will give flagging homes market a boost

Rishi Sunak is set to axe stamp duty on most homes on Wednesday in a temporary move designed to boost the flagging housing market. Whitehall sources said the Chancellor was ready to introduce a six-month stamp duty holiday as part of his mini-Budget designed to boost growth and jobs. Mr Sunak is understood to be … Read more

Towns where buyers would benefit most from a stamp duty cut revealed

The places where homebuyers could benefit the most from a proposed stamp duty holiday have been revealed, with potential savings of up to £15,000. Rightmove looked at the stamp duty savings for areas in England where people would stand to benefit the most if the Chancellor delivers a stamp duty ‘holiday’ in his so-called mini-Budget … Read more

‘Green Homes’ scheme, stamp duty cut: What will be in the mini budget?

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announced a series of interventions to stimulate the economy and prevent job losses when he delivers his summer statement tomorrow. Dubbed the ‘mini-Budget’, his coronavirus recovery package may pave the way for more detailed announcements in the official Autumn Budget later this year.   There’s been speculation about what kind … Read more