Stamp duty: removals firms swamped as thousands of Britons race to complete

Pressure on movers and lawyers as more than 75,000 buyers in England and NI forecast to miss deadline‘Desperately hoping’: the buyers who risk paying thousands moreA stampede to complete property purchases before the 31 March stamp duty cliff-edge has caused a shortage of removals services, with more than 75,000 buyers forecast to miss the deadline and pay thousands of pounds more.The property website Rightmove is calling for a short extension to the stamp duty deadline by the government. Continue reading...

Mar 22, 2025 - 08:54
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Stamp duty: removals firms swamped as thousands of Britons race to complete

Pressure on movers and lawyers as more than 75,000 buyers in England and NI forecast to miss deadline

A stampede to complete property purchases before the 31 March stamp duty cliff-edge has caused a shortage of removals services, with more than 75,000 buyers forecast to miss the deadline and pay thousands of pounds more.

The property website Rightmove is calling for a short extension to the stamp duty deadline by the government. Continue reading...