Related topic: Stamp duty

38% said they’re specifically worried about being able to afford stamp duty on a new home.

Industry experts say the ripple effects could be felt across the housing chain, making it harder for aspiring buyers to get onto the property ladder.

Prime Central London values fall -1.8% on the quarter – the biggest drop since December 2016.

The majority cite potential financial strain, reduced market mobility, and long-term uncertainty from a possible annual property tax.

Average new seller asking prices are now 0.1% below this time last year following several months of muted price growth.

Patrick Bamford, head of international business development at Qualis Credit Risk, says buyers with completion dates before the end of October might be asking their conveyancers to...

Prime London buyers could save half a million pounds in Reeves tax overhaul, with seller tax taking 15 years to equal current upfront costs.

Market conditions have already softened since the end of the stamp duty holiday in March.

The total paid so far this year is £8bn – an 21% increase on the £6.6bn paid in the same period last year.

Rachel Reeves is mulling replacing the current stamp duty regime with a new property tax.