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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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.

There’s a growing problem in the housing market and it’s hiding in plain sight. All over the country, large family homes are sitting half-empty. Children have long flown the nest, but their parents ...

First-time buyers were declared exempt from stamp duty up to £300,000 on properties costing up to £500,000. If the property price was above £500,000 first-time buyers could not claim any relief.

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, ...

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 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 ...

Stamp duty value bands adjusted. February 22, 2023. Financial Secretary Paul Chan announced in his Budget adjustments to the computation of the ad valorem stamp duty payable for the sale and purchase ...