Category “house prices”

Stamp Duty Holiday

Posted on Saturday, 3 April, 2021

The government’s annual take from stamp duty is approximately £12bn, according to the latest figures released by HMRC. That’s roughly equivalent to 2% of the Treasury’s total tax take. Last year the government temporarily increased the amount at which stamp duty is paid to £500,000, for property sales in England…

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Key Facts – ONS UK House Price Index: January 2018

Posted on Tuesday, 20 March, 2018

Monthly house price inflation in the UK, calculated using data from HM Land Registry, Registers of Scotland and Land and Property Services Northern Ireland. Average house prices in the UK have increased by 4.9% in the year to January 2018 (down from 5.0% in December 2017). The annual growth rate…

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