Wales extends Stamp Duty holiday; Scotland does not
Wales has extended its Stamp Duty holiday - which raise the nil-rate threshold from £180k to £250k - until 30th June, with no tapering of the tax break.
Over 300,000 buyers set to miss the Stamp Duty holiday, claims analyst
“Whilst the increased activity is undoubtedly a great boost for the property market both in strengthening prices and volumes, many of these transactions were predicated on the reduction in stamp duty…
Budget 2021: Stamp Duty holiday extended to September
As expected, Chancellor Sunak has extended the Stamp Duty holiday for a few months, taking a sensible (albeit steep) tapered approach to avoid the hard cut-off that's caused so much angst over the last…
Telegraph: ‘Stamp duty holiday could be extended by six weeks’
The Telegraph has reported an unnamed Treasury source as saying that the Chancellor is considering a short extension to the Stamp Duty holiday.
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