Across the UK, 96,330 sales took place in December 2024, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estimated, which was 19% higher than in December 2023 and 3% higher than in November 2024. Stamp duty costs ...

as estate agents reported signs of home buyers in some locations rushing to beat a stamp duty deadline. Across the UK, 96,330 sales took place in December 2024, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC ...

House sales jumped by nearly a fifth in December, compared with the same month a year earlier, new figures show, as estate agents reported signs of home buyers in some locations rushing to beat a ...

These represent the majority of stamp sales, according to the Crown corporation. The price of individual stamps for a domestic letter is up from $1.15 to $1.44. The new rates will also affect the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Foxtons started the year with the biggest pipeline of agreed home sales since before the Brexit vote, as ...