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SDLT deadline drove 89% increase in sales but agents can't afford to rest now it's ended

The nation's estate agents are being warned to brace for a busy year of property market activity, as the latest market analysis by GetAgent.co.uk , has revealed that transaction levels in March hit their highest monthly total since June 2021.

While much of this activity was likely fuelled by the stamp duty deadline, market momentum is expected to continue into the summer months. GetAgent saw...

The TENANT stamp duty charge that could significantly cost renters if ignored

London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves , has highlighted how the nation’s renters could find themselves paying significant penalties due to a little-known law that may require them to pay Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) despite not actually owning their rental property.

SDLT has been a focus of the mainstream media ever since the government introduced a reprieve in 2020 to...

SDLT holiday saves homebuyers £3bn with half a million paying no tax on their purchase

As the final deadline approaches, research by the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk , has found that just shy of 500,000 homebuyers across England are set to have saved over £3bn in stamp duty as a result of the stamp duty holiday.

GetAgent analysed every property purchase to have completed across England since 8th July 2020 when the stamp duty holiday was first introduced...