Property News · December 26, 2016

UK housing market: what to expect in 2017


Round-up of the state of the property market in 2016 and the outlook for the year aheadThere have been two significant influences on the housing market in 2016: stamp duty and the EU referendum result. Stamp duty changes introduced two years ago had already started to have an impact at the top of the market, where the upfront cost of buying a home had increased substantially. Another change, the introduction of a higher rate of duty on second homes, was introduced in April. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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