Article: Stamp duty holiday call to boost house sales; IRISH DAILY Mirror STAMP IT OUT.(News)

Article: A stamp duty holiday won't be much of a break
The Scotsman;  August 7, 2008 ;     700+ words ......were three years ago, when a stamp duty holiday (or a hike in the threshold...to the housing ladder, the stamp duty holiday is unlikely to be effective...have been worse without the stamp duty holiday. But if we are trying to cure...

Article: Stamp duty
The Independent - London;  April 25, 2009 ;     281 words ......Budget announcement that the stamp duty holiday on properties up to 175,000...news. We look at why. What is stamp duty? Stamp duty is payable on properties...buyers. It was hoped a stamp duty holiday on some properties would remove...

Article: Stamp duty row paralyses market.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  August 13, 2008 ;     430 words ......whether they should wait for a 'stamp duty holiday'. Industry experts warned that...We've been calling for a stamp duty holiday to be announced in the proper...brief out the possibility of a stamp duty holiday was completely reckless. Far...

Article: Stamp duty cut 'too little too late'; Lucky break: Louise and Mark Gilbert with their three children The rescuers: Alistair Darling, Gordon Brown, Hazel Blears and Yvette Cooper yesterday.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  September 3, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Treasury announced a one-year stamp duty holiday on houses worth up to ?175...rush to take advantage of the stamp duty holiday . The FTSE bounced up after...qualify for stamp duty. The last stamp duty holiday, introduced by Tory Chancellor...

Article: Stamp duty hopes put off house sales.(News)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  August 28, 2008 ;     249 words ......they may not have to pay stamp duty, a survey showed yesterday...speculation over the future of stamp duty, according to website...temporarily suspending stamp duty payments or deferring...boost the housing market. Stamp duty is charged at a rate...that it would suspend ...

Article: Price falls blamed on Stamp Duty issue.
Mortgage Strategy;  August 25, 2008 ;     240 words ......government's dithering over a potential Stamp Duty suspension for a fall in house...gave the thumbs up to a short-term Stamp Duty holiday, the move would not address the...government must clarify whether a Stamp Duty holiday is going to happen because sales...as 14.5%. ...

Article: Stamp duty holiday for homes up to [pounds]175,000 - Stamp duty holiday for ; Chancellor unveils aid for house buyers
Evening Standard - London;  September 2, 2008 ;     700+ words ...A STAMP DUTY holiday was today announced to help struggling...scepticism about the value of a stamp duty holiday to the wider market, government...incur a four per cent rate. The stamp duty holiday starts tomorrow and will cost the...

Article: Park Central extend stamp duty holiday.
The Birmingham Post (England);  May 22, 2009 ;     456 words ......are set to benefit from the stamp duty holiday extension outlined in the Budget...Government first introduced a Stamp Duty holiday in September 2008, raising...Government announced that the stamp duty holiday is to be extended until the...

Article: Disappointment over stamp duty ; Chancellor Alistair Darling's move to continue the stamp duty holiday on properties costing up to pounds175,000 has had a mixed response.
Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph;  April 23, 2009 ;     311 words ......Darling's move to continue the stamp duty holiday on properties costing up...further by researching how the stamp duty system could be reformed...said: "Merely extending the stamp duty threshold is disappointing...Surveyors, said: "Extending the stamp duty ...

Article: Cold comfort from stamp duty move ; Gordon Brown's bid to kickstart the housing market by announcing a surprise stamp duty cut would have little impact in the West, experts warned yesterday.
Western Daily Press (Bristol UK);  September 3, 2008 ;     700+ words ......announcing a surprise stamp duty cut would have...the 12-month stamp duty holiday for homes worth...one per cent stamp duty from pounds125...critics warned the stamp duty holiday would have limited...of raising the stamp duty threshold ...

Article: Suspension of stamp duty i?1/2woni?1/2t worki?1/2.
Accountancy Age;  August 14, 2008 ;     219 words ...Byline: Judith Tydd Suspension of stamp duty 'won't work' Judith Tydd A stamp duty holiday will not work in boosting the property...partner, the Tories' suspension of stamp duty for nine months in 1991 failed in...designed to achieve. 'It [suspension of stamp duty] ...

Article: Hopes for further reduction in stamp duty are dashed
Belfast Telegraph;  April 23, 2009 ;     244 words ......decision to extend the stamp duty holiday on homes valued at...hoping for further stamp duty reductions for houses...Extending the stamp duty holiday may help buyers who...would be to reform stamp duty from the current slab...

Article: Darling is silent over stamp duty.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  August 8, 2008 ;     657 words ......growing row over hints of a stamp duty 'holiday'. The Chancellor, in charge...prospect of avoiding a large stamp duty bill later in the year. Labour...drafted a firm proposal on stamp duty are 'simply wrong'. But it...be drawn on reports that stamp duty was to be ...

Article: Agents say stamp duty move will do little to aid buyers ; There has been little sign that Government efforts to kickstart the housing market have had an impact in Exeter.
Express & Echo (Exeter UK);  September 4, 2008 ;     461 words ......so why should it now?" The stamp duty holiday applies to those houses priced...current crisis. "The one-year stamp duty holiday could provide some relief for...dwellings is pounds220,000, the stamp duty holiday will have more of an impact...