Osborne's Tax Raid On Buy-To-Let Properties Nets £2.7bn

George Osborne’s stamp duty raid on buy-to-let properties has hauled in more than £2.7 billion to the government’s coffers. The tax raid is more than twice as much as officials were expecting to collect when the government slapped higher stamp duty rates on landlords and second home owners in April last year. The government had expected to raise £1.3 billion from the tax increase in the first two years. Read more on the Daily Mail website.