meaning almost half of buyers paid stamp duty at 5% of the house price. This is much higher than in 2014 when only 29.5% of buyers were paying the 5% rate 3) The average stamp duty bill has risen to ...

Rightmove’s stamp duty report has identified an estimated 74,000 moves, which includes 25,000 first-time buyers, that will just miss the March 31 deadline and complete in April. They form the un ...

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