1 week ago House price growth forecast: London expected to lag behind East Midlands and North West by 2028

Property firm Hamptons, which made the forecast, said London ‘is being held back by higher stamp duty and broader tax anxieties’

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1 week ago Midlands and North West ‘will overtake London for house price growth since 2010’

Property firm Hamptons, which made the forecast, said London ‘is being held back by higher stamp duty and broader tax anxieties.’

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1 week ago Keir Starmer says ‘hugely talented’ Angela Rayner will return to cabinet

PM gives clearest indication yet of comeback, calling former deputy ‘the best social mobility story’ the country has seenUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has predicted that Angela Rayner will return to the cabinet, calling his former deputy, who resigned in September after underpaying stamp duty on a property purchase, “hugely talented”.In an interview with the Observer, the prime minister described Rayner, who left school aged 16 without any qualifications, as “the best social mobility story this country has ever seen”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Keir Starmer confirms Angela Rayner will return to Cabinet after underpaying stamp duty

The former deputy prime minister and housing secretary resigned in September after an ethics probe found she breached ministerial code over stamp duty on her flat in Hove

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1 week ago Angela Rayner 'set to reject job offer from Starmer AND joint ticket with Streeting to plot solo bid for No 10' as her supporters believe she'll be cleared by HMRC over stamp duty on £800,000 flat

Sir Keir Starmer is so concerned about a leadership challenge from Angela Rayner that he has offered her the Education Secretary's job, it was claimed on Saturday.

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1 week ago ‘Large cupboard’ helps owners of £18m London flat slash £1.7m stamp duty bill

A small storage unit on a different floor proved enough for the tribunal to class the £18.25m flat as ‘mixed use’

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2 w. ago Angela Rayner 'tried to dodge council tax surcharge on grace and favour flat'

Questions are mounting for the former deputy prime minister who previously resigned after a row over stamp duty on her Hove home

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2 w. ago Peel Hunt cheers ‘positive steps’ in Budget to boost London market and investing

The Chancellor announced a three-year stamp duty holiday on shares bought in new UK IPOs as part of measures to encourage investing in UK shares.

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2 w. ago Homeowners rush to price properties just under ‘mansion tax’ thresholds

Estate agents say ‘bunching’ practice likely to pick up pace ahead of start of surcharge in April 2028

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3 w. ago What does a 'mansion' look like in London? £2m homes that will be liable for Reeves' surcharge from 2028

Under Rachel Reeves’ new “mansion tax”, owners of properties worth more than £2 million will need to pay an annual surcharge on their homes. But what does a £2 million property look like in London today?

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3 w. ago Mansion tax on properties over £2m, up to £7,500 a year, will COST Treasury before it comes in with less taken from stamp duty & CGT and will drag in more homes over years

Labour's mansion tax attack will hit 'normal' properties in London and the South East - and initially cost the government money, experts have warned.

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3 w. ago Reeves plans stamp duty holiday in Budget to boost London listings

Reeves plans stamp duty holiday in Budget to boost London listings  MSN

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3 w. ago Reeves' Bold Bid: UK Chancellor Proposes Stamp Duty Holiday to Reignite London's Listing Luster

Reeves' Bold Bid: UK Chancellor Proposes Stamp Duty Holiday to Reignite London's Listing Luster  Markets Financial Content

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3 w. ago Autumn Budget 2025: Is Rachel Reeves really going to scrap stamp duty this week?

Property experts agree tax changes are needed to unblock the stagnant housing market, yet London’s high prices and dearth of affordable new homes are also significant barriers to buying

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3 w. ago Budget 2025 latest: Rachel Reeves set to hit thousands of properties with new mansion tax

Chancellor to unveil series of measures in highly anticipated Budget on Wednesday

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer suggests he wants Angela Rayner back in Cabinet before next election

Keir Starmer opens the door for ex-Deputy PM Angela Rayner's return after she was forced to quit in September over not paying enough stamp duty on her seaside home in Hove

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3 w. ago Autumn Budget 2025: Is Rachel Reeves really going to scrap stamp duty next week?

Property experts agree tax changes are needed to unblock the stagnant housing market, yet London’s high prices and dearth of affordable new homes are also significant barriers to buying

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3 w. ago Government rakes in £12.3bn from stamp duty in just 10 months despite buyers and sellers being 'in limbo' thanks to the Budget

The Government is continuing to pull in increasing amounts of revenue from stamp duty receipts, new figures show.

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3 w. ago London Home Buyers Have Paid £25 Billion in Stamp Duty in the Last 10 Years

London Home Buyers Have Paid £25 Billion in Stamp Duty in the Last 10 Years  Mansion Global

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4 w. ago Nationwide sees mortgage lending dip after stamp duty rush but market ‘healthy’

The building society bought rival lender Virgin Money last year, becoming the UK’s second largest mortgages and savings provider.

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