Mention stamp duty to almost anybody in the process of buying or selling a house and you will elicit a groan. A punitive tax ...

HM Revenue & Customs has issued a warning to home buyers over firms claiming they can get them a refund on stamp duty. The scam is most likely to crop up when someone buys a 'doer upper' property ...

The Chancellor is reportedly considering a proposal to spread stamp duty payments across several years in a bid to drive growth and boost the housing market. It is among changes to property tax that ...

The average cost of a house for first-time buyers rose 6.2% in a month following the rush of buy-to-let property investments trying to beat the rising stamp duty deadline, according to property finder ...

The thousands of pounds paid out in stamp duty by some first-time buyers, despite being able to claim discounts, have been outlined by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The details were disclosed ...