Treasury enjoys record Stamp Duty receipts
"Receipts continued to be driven by strong activity at the top end of the market," notes Savills.
Stamp Duty holiday sales rush is hiding a polarising property market, warns Zoopla
“There is a large pipeline of sales to complete by Christmas and the 31 March 2020," says Zoopla's insight chief "– with an average 100 days to complete an agreed sale those looking to beat the stamp…
Extending the Stamp Duty holiday could double the rate of house price inflation in 2021, predicts agency
"The prime and super-prime markets will continue to break away from the core housing market" in the coming year, forecasts Jackson-Stops.
Stamp Duty holiday deadline is ‘not a dealbreaker for most buyers’, as vaccine set to boost the property market next year
The Stamp Duty holiday "is not a dealbreaker for most buyers (especially at the top end)", says Savills, after surveying 1,300 prime property buyers and sellers.
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