Industry Reactions: Property sector welcomes Sunak's Stamp Duty holiday

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It'll come as no surprise that most estate agents and property developers are quite delighted with the temporary raising of the Stamp Duty threshold to £500k, as announced by the Chancellor in a "mini Budget".

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