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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Stamp Duty holiday should not have been extended, says RICS
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Average property prices leapt 4.5% in the month before the Stamp Duty holiday deadline – UK HPI
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