Stamp duty is making the housing crisis worse because it
is deterring older homeowners from downsizing, it has been claimed. A report by
the London School of Economics and the VATT Institute for Economic Research
claimed that the rate of home moving would be 27 per cent higher if the levy
was completely abolished. It identified both younger and older homeowners
moving in different directions on the housing ladder as the victims of high
stamp duty costs - leaving many to stay put in unsuitable homes that are either
too small for a growing family, or too big for pensioners. Read more on the
Daily Mail website.
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