Stamp duty holiday extension calculator: How much will you pay?

Stamp duty holiday extension calculator: How much tax would you pay and what could you save? By Simon Lambert For This Is Money Published: 14:52 GMT, 3 March 2021 | Updated: 14:52 GMT, 3 March 2021 The stamp duty holiday deadline will be extended from 31 March to 30 June 2021, the Chancellor said today … Read more

MPs argue for extension to stamp duty holiday – but anxious buyers get no update from Government

MPs from both main parties have argued for the extension of the stamp duty holiday, to allow people who are already in the process of buying a home to benefit from tax savings of up to £15,000. The issue was debated in a virtual House of Commons session yesterday, which saw the majority of the … Read more

Stamp duty holiday could be extended beyond March

Stamp duty holiday could be extended beyond March due to England’s new national lockdown, say property experts Extending the tax break will be on Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s mind, they say  Doing this would ‘keep demand alive’ in housing market during lockdown  It would also take pressure off buyers trying to complete by 31 March deadline  … Read more

House price inflation shows the stamp duty holiday was a false economy

House price figures should be taken with a pinch of salt. The big name indices are based on a variety of different data sets, ranging from asking prices, to mortgages and actual transactions. Meanwhile, even the gold standard ONS / Land Registry’s sold prices report doesn’t capture what happens to the properties that don’t sell … Read more

Stop the stamp duty cut driving up house prices by making it permanent

SIMON LAMBERT: Rishi Sunak should stop his stamp duty cut driving up house prices by making the holiday permanent By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:00 BST, 22 October 2020 | Updated: 06:00 BST, 22 October 2020 Warned as they may be that it could prove a false economy, aspiring home buyers are busy trying … 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