Sunak pledges to keep stamp duty threshold at £425k for first-time buyers
Pledge comes as parties prepare to launch their manifestos, with Labour to offer support for small businessesThe Conservatives would permanently scrap stamp duty on homes up to £425,000 for first-time buyers, Rishi Sunak is expected to pledge in the party’s election manifesto, in a move that would affect 200,000 households annually.The threshold was raised from £300,000 to £425,000 in the September 2022 mini-budget as a temporary relief measure that is due to expire next March. Continue reading...
Pledge comes as parties prepare to launch their manifestos, with Labour to offer support for small businesses
The Conservatives would permanently scrap stamp duty on homes up to £425,000 for first-time buyers, Rishi Sunak is expected to pledge in the party’s election manifesto, in a move that would affect 200,000 households annually.
The threshold was raised from £300,000 to £425,000 in the September 2022 mini-budget as a temporary relief measure that is due to expire next March. Continue reading...