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Peter Lambri's avatar

Sound piece. Arguably, it took the consumption of Capt. IDS & Mr “Something of the Night” before the Tories got serious in the early noughties. No press comment, I see, about what KB’s stamp duty wheeze will do to house prices. They are fairly valued (no more!) currently. Aren’t they?

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Ivan's avatar

Will it not increase house prices by the amount of tax being saved by the buyer?

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Jack Kessler's avatar

Sellers would capture some of the increased demand through higher prices, but there are so many other variables, with interest rates being the single biggest followed by supply.

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