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Gordon Brown’s stamp duty plan seems more generous than it is
In a bid to sell the stamp duty package, the Treasury has been accused of taking an over-optimistic view of the housing market. Gordon Brown announced on Tuesday that the
Stamp duty suspended for a year on properties costing less that £175,000
The Chancellor Alistair Darling yesterday announced that he will suspend stamp duty on all properties costing less than
Alistair Darling states that the suspension of Stamp Duty is purely speculation
Are they or aren’t they? it’s what is on all potential homebuyers minds, but the Treasury has ended speculation as to if the proposal has actually been put forward from the government in
Stamp Duty speculation could do more harm than good
With all the news on house prices in the UK it’s no surprise that they are still continuing to decrease. Halifax has said that the average house price now is at £177,351 which is a fall of
Stamp duty could be temporary scraped to improve housing market
Alistair Darling, the Chancellor in an interview with BBC Radio 4’s Today program stated that he will be increasing measures to combat the
Could suspending stamp duty revive the housing market?
As we know the housing market is facing a bit of a crisis at the moment, as a result the Association of Home Information Pack Providers (AHIPP) is asking that the Government to suspend stamp duty, in the hope that this could help to revive the ailing housing market. Things are set to get
Falling property prices leaves £5bn black hole for The Treasury
The HM Treasury are in an awkward situation as they are facing a £5bn black hole in their finances, this is a result due to the falling property prices. This news is not official; this report comes from the Liberal Democrats. So why would falling property prices cause