Is the property market hanging by a thread as the stamp duty holiday ends?

Property sales that are worth £1.5 billion are at risk of collapsing unless the Chancellor can be persuaded to extend the stamp duty holiday. The staggering sum represents two-thirds of buyers nationwide who are in a chain where someone is dependent on completion before the March 31 deadline, according to lender Paragon. Rightmove says about … Read more

Stamp duty holiday extension: How likely is it?

Extending the stamp duty holiday by six weeks would save home buyers in England a further £1billion, according to new predictions. Pushing the cut-off date back from 31 March to mid-May would mean that between 120,000 and 160,000 additional property sales would be able to complete and save up to £15,000 on their stamp duty … Read more

Stamp duty holiday saves homebuyers a collective £5bn 

An estimated three quarters of a million home buyers are set to benefit from the Government’s stamp duty holiday, saving themselves nearly £5billion in tax. Around 740,000 people who agreed sales between May and December 2020 have either already taken advantage of the saving, or will do before the deadline, according to property portal Zoopla. … Read more

Rishi Sunak considers extending stamp duty holiday to prevent buyers dropping out of home sales

Rishi Sunak considers extending the stamp duty holiday to prevent buyers dropping out of home sales if they miss the March deadline The Chancellor fears transactions worth billions are at risk with current deadline He is considering extending the holiday until mid-May to help buyers The current March 31 deadline could cause a ‘completion trap’ … Read more

Kourtney Kardashian reveals that ‘a stamp with tiny needles’ is the secret to her youthful skin

Kourtney Kardashian is a golden goddess in a slinky a metal bikini … as she reveals that ‘a stamp with tiny needles’ is the secret to her youthful skin By Caitlyn Becker For Dailymail.com Published: 18:41 GMT, 9 February 2021 | Updated: 19:25 GMT, 9 February 2021 Kourtney Kardashian is letting slip the secret to … Read more

Premier League clubs fear new laws will not do enough to stamp out vile online trolls

Premier League clubs fear new laws to combat vile online trolls will NOT go far enough as Government vows to make social media firms more accountable after a string of attacks on players Clubs are not convinced that laws to tackle online abuse will be effective enough Government want to make Twitter, Instagram and Facebook more … Read more

‘Property levy’ to replace stamp duty and council tax shelved over fears it could cause higher bills

‘Property levy’ to replace stamp duty and council tax is shelved over fears it could lead to higher bills MPs were told a ‘proportional’ tax based on home values was under review in Jan Government now says there are ‘no plans’ on new form of annual property tax  It comes as study found it could … Read more

MPs argue for extension to stamp duty holiday – but anxious buyers get no update from Government

MPs from both main parties have argued for the extension of the stamp duty holiday, to allow people who are already in the process of buying a home to benefit from tax savings of up to £15,000. The issue was debated in a virtual House of Commons session yesterday, which saw the majority of the … Read more

Property sales worth billions are at risk over cliff-edge when stamp duty holiday ends, MPs warn 

Property sales worth billions are at risk over cliff-edge when stamp duty holiday ends, MPs warn MPs have warned thousands of house sales at risk when stamp duty holiday ends Cross-party debate heard billions of pounds risked unless tax cut was extended Homebuyers now face anxious wait for Rishi Sunak’s March 3 Budget By Martin … Read more

Is Rishi Sunak set to extend the stamp duty holiday? Calls grow to keep relief

Is Rishi Sunak set to extend the stamp duty holiday? Calls grow to keep relief after March 31 amid fears of a hit to housing recovery Chancellor Rishi Sunak is under mounting pressure to extend stamp duty cut Ducked questions on the issue as he was quizzed in the Commons this week  Tory sources said … Read more