Stamp Duty
The latest news, updates and opinions on Stamp Duty from the expert team here at MoneyWeek
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Calculate the stamp duty on your house sale: how much of a UK sold house price is taxed?
The amount of stamp duty you pay depends on which band the house price you’re paying falls into. Here's how the tax works.
By Henry Sandercock Last updated
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Stamp duty cuts will stay, but only until 2025. How much will you save?
News Hunt: Stamp duty announced in the September mini-Budget will end in 2025, chancellor Hunt has revealed. What does this mean for homebuyers?
By Kalpana Fitzpatrick Published
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How the stamp duty holiday is pushing up house prices
Opinion Stamp duty is an awful tax and should be replaced by something better. But its temporary removal is driving up house prices, says Merryn Somerset Webb.
By Merryn Somerset Webb Published
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How to duck the higher rate of stamp duty
Features The higher rate of stamp duty on second properties comes with several exceptions, says Sarah Moore. Here's what they are.
By Sarah Moore Published
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How to make stamp duty a little less crazy
Opinion Stamp duty is a mad tax for all sorts of reasons, says Merryn Somerset Webb. But if anybody should have to pay it, make it the seller.
By Merryn Somerset Webb Published
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