Residential stamp duty rates have been falling since then, replaced instead with increases to rates – although theseincreases were capped for five years following the COVID-19-induced economic shutdown. An analysis conducted in 2020showed the reform had been roughly revenue-neutral over its first ...
Super low interest rates globally, and often nervous share markets, and even more nervous real estate markets in many countries, has seen a good deal of savvy money switching into better stamps. Which often rise 5% or more a year - and that rise is mostly Tax Free for private collectors....