Tuesday, 9 March 2021

Sunak Says Mortgage And Stamp Duty Measures Will Create 'Generation Buy'

A phased end to the stamp duty holiday and a government guarantee for 95% mortgages will turn “generation rent” into “generation buy”, the chancellor has claimed. Rishi Sunak said the stamp duty holiday he announced last summer had “helped hundreds of thousands of people buy a home and supported the economy at a critical time”, but that many purchases would not complete before the original deadline of 31 March. Responding to calls from the industry for a tapered extension to prevent buyers facing unexpected bills, he said that in England and Northern Ireland the threshold for the tax to start would remain at £500,000 until 30 June. Read more on the Guardian website.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/mar/03/rishi-sunak-mortgage-stamp-duty-holiday-budget 

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