Research by the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk , has uncovered how much money the UK government lost as a result of the stamp duty holiday holiday and where in England it was the most costly.
The SDLT holiday was introduced in July 2020, forming one part of the government’s package of interventions on England’s housing market, designed to ensure the market boomed, thus...
25 years of stamp duty - homebuyers see 490% tax cost increase
The latest property market analysis by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves , has revealed that in the last 25 years, the cost of stamp duty has increased by 490% for the average homebuyer.
Now that the stamp duty holiday is done and dusted, the average homebuyer in England will once again pay the...
The latest research from Warwick Estates has revealed where Covid is continuing to cripple the property market, despite the positive impact the current stamp duty holiday has had.
The latest Rightmove House Price Index revealed this week that UK house prices have hit a record high , as buyers scramble to secure a stamp duty saving before the extended deadline expires. However, an...
The UK’s busiest agents can currently be found in Aberdeen, a city where each individual estate agency branch currently has an average of 29 sales listings on its books.
Second on the list is Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, where each branch currently has an average of 28 for-sale properties listed.
Next is Newport with 27 properties per branch, and then Liverpool and London round off...
