Government relaxes stamp duty refund rules after market freeze

UPDATED: Consultation launches on proposed new 1% surcharge for non-UK residents

20% of surveyors believe replacing Stamp Duty with a modernised Council Tax would benefit the property market and wider economy

The Government has eased the Coronavirus lockdown in a bid to re-start the housing market after seven weeks in cold storage. Estate agents' office can now re-open, viewings are permitted;