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

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 ...

From April 1 2025 there are key rule changes including the threshold at which people start paying the tax will drop from £425,000 to £300,000 for first-time buyers, meaning that when buying a home ...

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 ...

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 — the ...