Another Labour promise
April 27, 2015
Another Lasbour promise, this time to exempt first time buyers from stamp duty.
Ed Miliband intensifies the polical offensive over housing with an offer to exempt first-time buyers from up to £5,000 in stamp duty, it would apply to houses with a purchase price of under £300,000
The Labour leader hopes to fund the tax cut with a clampdown on landlords who avoid tax, a cut in tax relief for landlords who fail to maintain properties and increased taxes for foreign property investors.
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