Renting versus buying in prime London property market
High stamp duty rates are prompting wealthy buyers to reconsider renting rather than purchasing property in London’s prime market, according...
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First-time buyers face average £38,353 cost to get onto property ladder – The Intermediary
The average cost of buying a first home now stands at £38,353, with deposits accounting for almost 89% of the...
It’s easier to do business in China than London
AEG, the operator of Olympia’s new music venue British Airways ARC, has been told it must stop playing music at...
MPs call for stamp duty overhaul to boost homeownership
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has called for significant reforms to Stamp Duty Land Tax, arguing the current...
Couple lose £48k stamp duty battle after ‘sheep grazing’ loophole dismissed
A couple have been taxed £48,450 after unsuccessfully claiming they should pay less stamp duty because they had a sheep...
UK property transactions fall 3% in April amid uncertainty
UK property transactions declined by 3% between March and April 2026, according to the latest HMRC data, as the housing...
UK house sales surge as experts warn of stamp duty market distortion
UK house sales soared by 53 per cent last month compared with the previous year, new estimates reveal, though experts...
Britain already has the highest property taxes in the world – but it’s about to get worse
But the tax burden on our homes is about to get even worse.In a little over 18 months’ time, homes...
Chancellor’s stamp duty raid backfires as sales slump
A typical London first-time buyer home worth £500,000 would incur a stamp duty bill of £10,000.Richard Donnell, at property portal...
Stamp duty changes could add 168,000 property sales
Research commissioned by national home buying company Spring suggests that reforming stamp duty charges for property traders could increase UK...
