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A proposed cut in stamp duty by the Westminster government would be a welcome boost to homebuyers and would need to...

Fewer than 20% of Scots homeowners paid more than 83% of all house purchase tax north of the border, according to...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty holiday means prime property in the UK now enjoys lower tax rates than most European countries. Buyers...

Agents have almost unanimously been reporting a big surge in business since the reopening of the housing market, but new figures...

Earlier this week, Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Autumn Budget with a strong focus on housing.  The decision to cut stamp duty...

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...

An international accountancy consultancy says mainland Europe levies some of the highest property purchase taxes in the world - and that...

There has been an 11 per cent increase in sales in Scotland over the past year - and one major agency...

There’s been plenty of forecasting in recent weeks - banks, consultancies and high-end estate agents have predicted house prices in the...

Property sales in Scotland for first-time buyers and home movers are increasing three times faster than the rest of the UK...