Five Years On: How have transaction volumes fared since Osborne’s stamp duty bombshell?
Sales volumes in London's priciest boroughs have tanked by over 20% since 2014, according to new analysis, compared to an average decline across England & Wales of 0.8%
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Official estimates tell of a 63% drop in residential property sales from June to July - but transactions are still running above last year's level.
Stamp Duty holiday should not have been extended, says RICS
“We would urge the Government to undertake a full-scale review of the current stamp duty land tax system," says the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
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