Wales extends Stamp Duty holiday; Scotland does not

"Stronger forces" than the temporary tax break have been at play in the housing market over the last year, says an influential think tank - which argues that the UK's Stamp Duty holidays have been "problematic…

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…

HM Treasury "misjudged" the property market when it introduced the Stamp Duty holiday last year, writes Michael Ball, Professor of Urban and Property Economics at the University of Reading's Henley Business…