1 week ago Voices: ‘Fantasy economics’: Readers warn of housing chaos if stamp duty is scrapped

Our community is divided over Kemi Badenoch’s pledge to scrap stamp duty, with one warning it would ‘do absolutely nothing for renters or those already priced out’

Events

2 w. ago Labour 'considers bringing back mansion tax' in Reeves's Budget that could mean ordinary homeowners paying thousands of pounds every year

Kemi Badenoch put property taxes firmly on the agenda with the bold stamp duty pledge in her conference speech yesterday.

Economics

2 w. ago Stamp Duty explained and how it differs in Scotland as Tories pledge to scrap 'bad tax'

Stamp duty has come into focus again this week after the Tories announced they would abolish the "bad tax"

Politics

2 w. ago Top minister compares Kemi Badenoch's 'desperate' stamp duty pledge to Liz Truss

Pat McFadden, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, accused the Tories of making unfunded tax changes and failing to learn from Liz Truss's disastrous mini-budget

Politics

2 w. ago With her stamp duty pledge, Kemi Badenoch has rediscovered the Tories’ political mojo

Editorial: In the Manchester conference hall, the Conservative leader showed herself at her combative best – but one good speech with a headline-grabbing policy won’t be enough on its own to close the gap with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK

Politics

2 w. ago Kemi Badenoch pledges to scrap Stamp Duty as Tories desperately battle for attention

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch used her party conference speech to brazenly claim that the Tories were the only ones to undo the damage they inflicted in power

Events

2 w. ago Kemi Badenoch speech: Conservatives leader vows to scrap VAT on private school fees, axe stamp duty and LBTT

The Conservative Party leader also pledged to scrap stamp duty on homes in England and Wales - with the Scottish Tories calling for the devolved equivalent to be abolished

Politics

2 w. ago Property industry welcomes Kemi Badenoch's "transformative" pledge to abolish stamp duty on homes

Tory leader tells Conservative conference "our housing market is not working as it should."

Society

2 w. ago Politics latest: Kemi Badenoch pledges to abolish stamp duty on all home sales in Tory conference speech

Conservative leader will try to win back support in face of discontent and mass defection of councillors to Reform

Politics