Stamp duty rises to 7% on homes worth £2m+

摘要

the budget Chancellor George Osborne has increased stamp duty on homes worth more than £2 million to 7 per cent, and is levying a 15 per cent charge on similar properties bought by companies. Delivering his 2012 Budget, Osborne said that Stamp Duty Land Tax on all residential properties worth more than £2 million bought 'into a corporate envelope'would face a 15 per cent charge.