AS14: Osborne bins 'single slab' stamp duty; unveils marginal tiers
The government is to do away with the existing 'single slab' approach to stamp duty on residential property purchases, introducing a new tiered charge from 4 December.
Buyers currently pay 1% tax on a £250,000 home, but 3% on one costing £250,001, which represents an unfair system, George Osborne announced during the Autumn Statement on 3 December. Instead, from 4...
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