Landlords call for an end to the buy-to-let stamp duty surcharge
“Taxing landlords out of the market serves only to cut supply, increase rents and make homeownership more difficult to afford," says the National Residential Landlords Association.
‘Costly & unnecessary’ Stamp Duty holiday ‘not the main cause of house price boom’ – Resolution Foundation
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Over 300,000 buyers set to miss the Stamp Duty holiday, claims analyst
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Housing Secretary Gove reiterates call to house Ukrainian refugees in seized Russian mansions
"I want to explore an option which would allow us to use the homes and properties of sanctioned individuals – as long as they are sanctioned – for humanitarian and other purposes," said Michael Gove at …
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