House sales plummet as stamp duty holiday ends

house prices

Homebuyers brought purchases forward to beat tax relief deadline

House sales fell by almost two-thirds following a cut to stamp duty relief at the end of June, according to official figures.

HM Revenues & Customs (HMRC) estimates that there were 73,740 residential transactions in July, 62.8% lower than the figure recorded for June.

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