Mortgage lending dropped sharply as the Stamp Duty holiday ended
"Parts of the market are beginning to normalise after a remarkable burst of activity," comments Savills' research chief, Lucian Cook.
SDLT receipts dip just 6% despite Stamp Duty holiday
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‘Costly & unnecessary’ Stamp Duty holiday ‘not the main cause of house price boom’ – Resolution Foundation
"Stronger forces" than the temporary tax break have been at play in the housing market over the last year, says an influential think tank - which argues that the UK's Stamp Duty holidays have been "problematic…
Stamp Duty holiday deadline is ‘not a dealbreaker for most buyers’, as vaccine set to boost the property market next year
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.
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