“There is a large pipeline of sales to complete by Christmas and the 31 March 2020," says Zoopla's insight chief "– with an average 100 days to complete an agreed sale those looking to beat the stamp dut…
The Stamp Duty holiday "is not a dealbreaker for most buyers (especially at the top end)", says Savills, after surveying 1,300 prime property buyers and sellers.
The nine-month SDLT break is likely to cut HM Treasury's revenue by £1.5bn, says estate agency Keller William UK, having already saved property buyers £817m in tax payments.