Britain’s struggling housing market could be given a much-needed shot in the arm with a six-month stamp duty holiday. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce plans for a temporary exemption for homes at the lower end of the market in the Budget in the autumn. Treasury officials are looking at raising the threshold at which … Read more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak ‘will AXE stamp duty for six months’ in much-needed shot-in-the-arm for UK’s stalled housing market Rishi Sunak could exempt stamp duty on homes at the lower end of the market Six-month holiday is aimed at giving the housing market a boost amid lockdown During lockdown, Britons were told not to move house, … Read more
Top housing and pension bosses have written to the Chancellor calling for a new Help to Downsize scheme to boost a property market recovery and put pensioners in safer, more suitable homes. In a letter addressed to Rishi Sunak, leaders from across the housing and retirement industries have pleaded for stamp duty to be waived … Read more
Jackie ‘O’ Henderson asks NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian ‘a personal question’ about stamp duty after buying an $11million Sydney home By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:38 BST, 25 June 2020 | Updated: 03:40 BST, 25 June 2020 Jackie ‘O’ Henderson recently purchased a new home for herself and her nine-year-old daughter, Kitty, … Read more
Will my partner and I be charged 3% extra stamp duty on a new home because I still own half the flat my brother lives in? By This Is Money Published: 07:51 BST, 22 June 2020 | Updated: 07:51 BST, 22 June 2020 I jointly own a flat with my brother but have been living … Read more
‘Safety stamp’ launched by World Travel & Tourism Council for ‘hygienic’ destinations and businesses in bid to reassure holidaymakers and speed up tourism recovery Saudi Arabia, Barcelona, Portugal, Cancun and Seville all back the stamp The initiative is also backed by the United Nations World Tourism Organization Businesses can use the stamp once hygiene protocols … Read more
Animal Crossing New Horizons stamp rally: How to take part in the new event and earn in-game rewards By Corinna Burton For Mailonline Published: 21:39 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 21:46 BST, 19 May 2020 Nintendo Switch game Animal Crossing New Horizons has launched its new stamp rally event in which you can collect … Read more
My mum died recently leaving the family home to me and my older brother. He has been living there for several years, since my mum had a stroke and went into a nursing home. He wants to stay in the property, and I am okay with that, as my wife and I do not really … Read more
I would like to gift my stamp collection to my adult son before I die. The collection is worth approximately £25,000. Do I have to give him a formal dated letter to prove it was a gift and when the gift was made? Can you suggest a format for the letter? Gift to son: Are … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer vowed to wipe out the ‘stain’ of anti-Semitism from the Labour Party today as he was unveiled as its new leader. The 57-year-old made a fulsome apology to British Jews as he was confirmed as Jeremy Corbyn’s replacement, vowing to rip out the ‘poison’ that has dogged the party under his predecessor. … Read more