Press release
3 March 2021
Jonathan Evans, real estate director at Deloitte, comments on the Chancellor’s statement:
“The extension of the Stamp Duty holiday is good news for the housing market.
“Coming at an additional cost to the Exchequer of £1.6bn, it will benefit thousands of prospective buyers and sellers, including those already facing difficulties in completing their deal before the end of the current holiday in March.
“For the average house purchase in England of £269,150, there will now continue to be no tax payable until 1st July, when (based on today’s average) tax of £957 would be payable up until the 30th September, reverting to the usual £3,457 after that date.
“For the average purchase in London of £496,066 there will now continue to be no tax payable until 1st July, when (based on today’s average) tax of £12,303 would be payable up until the 30th September, reverting to the usual £14,803 after that date.
“For purchases over £500,000 the tax will increase by £12,500 on 1st July – so there is still a significant incentive for more expensive transactions to complete before the end of June.
“With lockdown not due to lift in England before 21st June, it’s likely that many buyers and sellers will continue to be affected by the factors that have caused delays to current deals - and so the pressure to complete before the end of June will build again as that date gets nearer.”
Tax policy referred to covers England & Northern Ireland (Scotland and Wales have their own tax arrangements).
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