House buying falls ‘dramatically’ as market feels absence of stamp duty holiday

UK property transactions are “dramatically lower” than a year ago, as the market feels the absence of the pandemic-era stamp duty holiday. Residential deals in April plunged nearly 14 per cent in comparison with 12-months ago, and are 10.5 per cent lower than in March, according to the government’s latest data. Meanwhile, non-residential transactions, which [...]