Two London boroughs generating over three-quarters of ATED receipts
£126m of last year's £175m total came from Westminster and RBKC...
Stamp duty receipts tumble by £1 billion
Latest statistics from HMRC confirm a massive fall from £12.9bn in 2017/18 to £11.9bn in 2018/19, the biggest decline seen since the financial crisis
ATED receipts tumble as property owners de-envelope & relief claims escalate
Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea provided nearly three-quarters (73%) of all receipts from the Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings in 2017-18
Is prime London property over-taxed compared to other world cities?
Despite recent stamp duty hikes, the UK capital sits mid-table when you look beyond the purchase price, notes Savills
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