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Stamp duty suspended (but with a snag)
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Originally posted by chris79 View Post -
What a load of carp. That will help 3 people who are stupid enough to buy a flat at the minute then. Also it has only been waived for a year.
Other measures aimed at boosting the housing market include "free" loans of up to 30% for first time buyers in England.
Households earning less than £60,000 will be offered loans free of charge for five years on new properties, co-funded by the state and developers.
The loans system, called HomeBuy Direct, is to be run together with "large-scale" property firms.
Once the five-year "free" period is up, homebuyers will be asked to pay a fee, the Department for Communities and Local Government said - although no more detail of this was provided.my ferret is your ferretComment
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A fair amount of properties on the market below the stated price are in stamp-duty exempt zones anyway. Perhaps with the exception of (cough) "luxury apartments".Comment
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Which, considering the average house price in the UK is £219K, is about as useful as a paper kettle.
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By Christmas 95% of properties will be under the 175k threshhold, so it will benefit everyone very soon.The cycle of life: born > learn > work > learn > dead.Comment
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Originally posted by chris79 View PostBy Christmas 95% of properties will be under the 175k threshhold, so it will benefit everyone very soon.Comment
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It is entirely possible for the average house price to be £219K, while the majority of houses cost less than £175K.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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It's like the Sofa people giving 2 yrs to pay and 0% interest, not many takers there either.
Barratts/Wimpey/etc have been trying this along with their other gimmicks, like free legal and removal costs to no avail. The No 1 priority for Darling should be to shut up, give some tax back (unlikely) and not make things worse than they are by trying 'quick fixes'.Comment
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