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Mapped: The areas of England and Northern Ireland where stamp duty rises will hit hardest

The stamp duty changes could add an extra £1.1 billion annually in the tax to government coffers

The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025

Locations where home buyers most likely to be hit by stamp duty costs revealed

More home buyers in England and Northern Ireland will be liable to pay the tax when stamp duty changes take effect from April 1

Evening Standard · Feb 19, 2025

Aberdeen named cheapest city for single homebuyers in Great Britain

Average one- or two-bedroom home is £119,000 in Scottish city, as Liverpool tops list in England and Blaenau Gwent in Wales

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2025

Housing market has strongest start in three years — see how your area fared

Buyers rush to complete sales ahead of 1 April stamp duty changes

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025

Housing market ‘off to its strongest start in three years' with sales up by 12 per cent

The number of homes for sale is also 10 per cent higher than a year ago, according to Zoopla

Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025

Where will house prices rise the most in 2025?

Growth rates differ across different areas of the country - but also depending on forecasts of economic factors

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2025

A quarter of parents lie to get their child into desired school

Parents admit to exaggerating religious beliefs and using a family member’s address

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025

Four in 10 London parents 'lie or break rules' to get children into preferred school

Lying about where they live, exaggerating religiousness and renting a second home top the list of tactics

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025

More than one in four parents break admissions rules or play the system – poll

The proportion of families who admit to flouting rules or playing the system to secure a school place has risen, according to Zoopla.

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025

London's biggest January sale: huge property price drops across the capital — and why

At the top end of the market, agents are reporting price drops of up to 50 per cent

Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2025