While some agents have thanks the chancellor for his SDLT-prompted property boom this year, others wonder if it was all worth it.
Estate agents who are grateful for Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty holiday to keep the market booming post-Covid may be paying for it later on.
Government figures just out show that the measure, which was roundly applauded by the industry when it was launched and then extended last year, helped decrease the government’s overall SDLT tax take by £2.82 billion, or a 19% drop over the past 12 months.
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