A RECORD number of first-time buyers have been forced to pay stamp duty this year, new figures reveal. Around 30% of ...

The Treasury is examining the possibility of replacing stamp duty and introducing a new tax on the sale of UK homes worth more than £500,000 ($676,000), according to the Guardian. Officials have been ...

Rocketing house prices and slow wage growth have contributed to a deterioration in the affordability of home ownership in England, a committee said ...

UK-listed companies will be eligible for a three-year exemption from Stamp Duty Reserve Tax, the chancellor has announced in the Budget. Rachel Reeves announced UK Listing Relief — a three-year ...

Stamp duty is one of the UK's most unpopular taxes and more first-time buyers could end up paying the controversial charge due to an upcoming threshold change. A "significant swathe" of people are set ...

Stamp Duty - or Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) to give it its full name - is a levy paid to HM Revenue & Customs on land, lease and property transactions over a certain price in the UK. Exactly how much ...

Stamp duty could be replaced by a new property tax on homes worth more than £500,000 under plans that are reported to be being considered by the Treasury. If introduced, the new tax would be paid by ...

Ask any first-time buyer, young family or downsizing pensioner what is stopping them from moving home and, increasingly, you’ll hear the same answer: stamp duty land tax (SDLT). This once marginal ...

Simply sign up to the UK tax myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The Treasury is set to give a stamp duty holiday to new London stock exchange listings in the wake of fears about the ...

More than one in 10 home owners in the UK have tried to move house but decided against it due to stamp duty or mortgage issues, new research has found. Overall 11%, equivalent to around 1.2 million ...