Although a late reprieve cannot be completely ruled out, the stamp duty cost of purchasing a property in England and Northern Ireland is set to go up from 1 April 2025. Stamp duty costs have risen now that the temporary £250,000 nil rate threshold has reverted back to £125,000, the pre-23 September 2022 level. First-time […]
UK landlords are facing increased rates of surcharge when purchasing buy-to-let property following increases over the past three months. The rate is now particularly punitive for those buying property in Scotland. Stamp duty was devolved to the Scottish and Welsh Governments in 2015 and 2018 respectively. Rather than stamp duty land tax (SDLT), Scottish property […]