The impact of stamp duty on property transaction numbers will be greater in 2021 than during any other year
2021 will be a case study for how differing rates of stamp duty impact the property market, writes Tom Bill - and another big spike in transaction numbers is on the cards for later this month…
Tom Bill is Head of UK Residential Research, producing reports that include Knight Frank’s flagship Prime Central London indices, the Super Prime London Insight and the London Residential Review. He has written detailed reports on London sub-markets and contributes to The Wealth Report and Global Cities report. Tom, a former Bloomberg and Reuters property journalist, is a regular media contributor on the London property market and has presented at events in Europe and the Middle East.
Property exchanges were up 57% in January – will the stamp duty holiday be extended?
As MPs prepare to debate a petition to extend the stamp duty holiday by six months, it’s worth keeping an eye on two pieces of data that will play a crucial role in the eventual decision, says Tom Bill...
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365 Days Later: How the market has fared over the last year in ten stats
Exactly a year on from the first national lockdown, Tom Bill curates ten numbers that tell the story of an unprecedented 12 months in the UK housing market - and provide some clues as to what might come…
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Why the end of the stamp duty holiday is a good thing for the UK property market
Introducing a stamp duty holiday at the height of the pandemic was commendable but it has over-stayed its welcome, writes Tom Bill…
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