An increase to stamp duty payment bands in 2024 would “stimulate activity at the lower end of the property market”, according to Cornerstone Tax group chairman, David Hannah.

The Chancellor should introduce 'regional' stamp duty bands in next week’s Spring Budget to support buyer and help first-time buyers get on the housing ladder in the South, according to a leading ...

The nil rate stamp duty band has been doubled to £250,000, with the threshold for first-time buyers rising to £425,000. HOME. MAIL. NEWS. FINANCE. SPORTS. ENTERTAINMENT. LIFE. SEARCH. SHOPPING.

On 1 April 2025, therefore, stamp duty thresholds will revert to the levels of two years ago. See table above. Buyers won’t pay stamp duty on the first £125,000 of a property price, a reduction ...

Property landlords are braced for record stamp duty bills next year as Rachel Reeves prepares to launch a Budget tax crackdown. The threat to buy-to-let investors has emerged as part of the ...

Since 1 April 2025, the current stamp duty bands and rates if you’re buying a residential property in England and Northern Ireland, it is the only property you’ll own, and you are not a first ...

Stamp duty should be scrapped for over-75s so they are encouraged to downsize and free up family homes for younger buyers, according to the boss of a major retirement home builder.

The nil-rate stamp duty band is doubled from £125,000 to £250,000 in England and Northern Ireland. This means an average extra 200,000 ­buyers will pay no stamp duty at all. Of those, 60,000 ...

Stamp duty is taxed in bands. For a first home worth up to £250,000, the buyer will pay no tax. If the property is valued at £250,001 to £925,000, ...

Stamp duty is paid on the purchase price of a property in England and Northern Ireland. It is charged in bands, starting at 5pc for the value of a property between £250,000 and £925,000, rising ...