Nicola Westbrooke and Simon Yeo report that HMRC has listened constructively to criticisms made when the punative 15% SDLT charge was devised
The remit of this Budget was clearly for the chancellor to communicate that the economic gloom is worse than expected while providing a few not too costly measures to lighten the mood in advance of the next election. There was a significant package of measures to help people onto the property ladder but with that exception few measures that will directly impact owners of property unless they own high-value residential property. The economic woes will of course continue to dampen consumer and business confidence all of which...
