The rate of stamp duty paid by people buying a second home is to rise, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced in the Budget.

Labour had been urged to consider freezing stamp duty tax at current discounted rates but Ms Reeves decided against this as part of her plan to raise £40bn in tax hikes. Stamp duty thresholds ...

Home buyers must pay stamp duty when they purchase a property and the tax can add thousands on to their moving bills - our calculator lets you work out how much you would pay. Stamp duty is ...

Usually this tax is paid via a solicitor but you can pay directly online or through a bank. It is also possible to add stamp duty to a mortgage used to buy your home, but over the long-term this ...

Many landlords were expecting capital gains tax to go up, but not stamp duty. A large number of former rental properties were listed for sale in the lead-up to the Budget as owners tried to cash ...