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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Charlotte Duck

House prices, stamp duty and stress: costs blamed for 3 million cancelled home moves across UK

In advance of the Government’s Spending Review on Wednesday 11 June, and the publication of its much-anticipated housing strategy, the HomeOwners Alliance has revealed that 3.3 million homeowners have cancelled plans to move in the past two years.

More than 800,000 potential moves were delayed or ditched due to stamp duty costs alone, according to a survey by the property advice website.

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