The property buying process is taking significantly longer to reach exchange of contracts after an offer has been accepted as the stamp duty holiday nears its end….
Agents urge tapered end to stamp duty holiday
Estate agents have kept up the pressure on the Westminster government to consider some kind of tapered ending to the stamp duty holiday. Earlier this week a virtual debate amongst MPs showed a substantial number from both main parties advocating some sort of phased extension, purely for those buyers already part way through transactions. Now estate agents have voiced their …