MPs argue to ‘make stamp duty a seller’s tax not a buyer’s tax’
"In London the stamp duty rates are really knackering the top end of the market", says the MP for Carlisle
Higher rates of stamp duty are likely to stay, says Savills
SDLT income is "just too valuable to the Treasury"
Stamp duty receipts tumble by £1 billion
Latest statistics from HMRC confirm a massive fall from £12.9bn in 2017/18 to £11.9bn in 2018/19, the biggest decline seen since the financial crisis
How stamp duty receipts have escalated over time
Stamp tax receipts have hit an all-time high, with 9.7% more coming into HMRC in April-October 2017 compared to the same period last year
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Mayfair resident ordered to undo unlawful basement works at historic townhouse
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