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Stamp Duty changes – Will it boost UK property sales?

Published on 14/12/2014 By Tomas

  Published by OPP Connect on Thursday, 11 December 2014, By Adrian Bishop   UK real estate demand has fallen to an 18-month low, but the new Stamp Duty reforms are set to boost future sales by up to 5%, say industry professionals. Estate agents expect a sales boost of between 2% and 5% from […]

The abolition of stamp duty won’t stabilise the property market

Published on 11/02/2011 By Tomas

Published by City Wire on Friday, 11 February 2011 by Sarah Miloudi   Proposals to scrap stamp duty tax in the UK should bring property into line with other classes of asset – in theory. But the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) proposition to ditch the tax is unlikely to gain significant traction. […]