Stamp duty thresholds — the levels at which buyers start to pay the property purchase tax — will drop in spring 2025, while second home purchases incurred the new, higher surcharge from 31 ...

Seven ways to avoid stamp duty tax on second homes 1. Buy a mixed-use property. Apartments above shops or agricultural properties with farmland, for example, avoid the 5pc surcharge.

The stamp duty surcharge on additional properties in Wales and Scotland is higher. For more information, check out our separate guides on Welsh stamp duty (LTT) and Scottish stamp duty (LBTT).

Beginning 1 July 2025, property price thresholds for major stamp duty concessions will be automatically indexed annually to Canberra's Consumer Price Index. This adjustment ensures eligible first ...

From Tuesday, August 1, Royal Mail will no longer deliver parcels and letters using 'old' stamps as new barcoded stamps aimed at ‘extensively modernising’ the business and its tracking system ...

While some food chains have announced surcharges to adjust to a nationwide egg shortage, McDonald's is vowing not to follow suit.. Michael Gonda, the fast food giant's North American chief impact ...

First-time buyers were declared exempt from stamp duty up to £300,000 on properties costing up to £500,000. If the property price was above £500,000 first-time buyers could not claim any relief.

Energy Minister Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Sunday announced that no new surcharge would be imposed on electricity consumers to settle the Rs2400 billion circular debt.His remarks came a day after ...

Since the introduction of the surcharge, the largest falls in investor purchases have been in the South of England, particularly outside London, where high stamp duty bills can make buy-to-let ...

Under previous rules, a £300,000 property with the surcharge included would cost £11,500 in stamp duty. That has now risen to £17,500 with the surcharge rising to 5 per cent.

Now it is August, you can no longer use non-barcoded stamps, and you could face a surcharge if you do so. This means anyone with a stash of 1st or 2nd class stamps needs to ditch them.

MARTIN Lewis’ MoneySavingExpert (MSE) has issued a warning over old stamps before households decide to bin them. Royal Mail started replacing all current stamps with new style designs last ye… ...