Tories float September Stamp Duty cut

'Almost overnight, the market tilted away from investors,' says Hamptons, 'meaning far fewer homes have been added to the rented sector' in the last decade.

'SDLT certainly should not be increased,' declares an in-depth new report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, and 'a well-designed tax system would have no place for SDLT at all.'

'I deeply regret my decision to not seek additional specialist tax advice,' says Angela Rayner.