Stamp duty is a tax paid by most home buyers in England and Northern Ireland, with Scotland and Wales having similar levies, but its future has been the subject of much speculation. The Institute for ...

Stamp duty is a “confusing mess” according to one tax expert, after Housing Secretary Angela Rayner disclosed she had underpaid the tax on a seaside flat. Ms Rayner said that she had bought the Hove ...

The rate of housebuilding has plummeted over decades; to achieve recovery, the government needs to scrap high transaction taxes ...

Radical new ways to tax property are reportedly being considered by the Treasury ahead of the next autumn budget as chancellor Rachel Reeves looks to bolster public finances. Plans to overhaul stamp ...