Comments on: Stamp Duty Confusion Affects 83% Of Movers http://money-watch.co.uk/4128/stamp-duty-confusion-affects-movers UK Personal Finance Blog, Money Information and Links. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:09:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Rob Lewis http://money-watch.co.uk/4128/stamp-duty-confusion-affects-movers/comment-page-1#comment-63969 Rob Lewis Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:10:44 +0000 http://money-watch.co.uk/?p=4128#comment-63969 Uncommonadvice, You may be right - I think 83% is high, although I have heard one story of a buyer pulling out of a move because they thought there may be a change to stamp duty - they may have been looking for an excuse to get out of the house purchase though. I think this comes down to the accuracy of surveys - whilst a lot of buyers might not be talking about it, if a certain number are surveyed and are specifically asked "what are you going to do about a possible change to stamp duty" then you'll get the answers as above. Here's a good link about survey data: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7542886.stm Uncommonadvice,

You may be right – I think 83% is high, although I have heard one story of a buyer pulling out of a move because they thought there may be a change to stamp duty – they may have been looking for an excuse to get out of the house purchase though.

I think this comes down to the accuracy of surveys – whilst a lot of buyers might not be talking about it, if a certain number are surveyed and are specifically asked “what are you going to do about a possible change to stamp duty” then you’ll get the answers as above. Here’s a good link about survey data: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7542886.stm

]]> By: Uncommonadvice http://money-watch.co.uk/4128/stamp-duty-confusion-affects-movers/comment-page-1#comment-63848 Uncommonadvice Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:02:05 +0000 http://money-watch.co.uk/?p=4128#comment-63848 I've got to take issue with the 83% statistic. I've talked with hundreds of buyers and sellers over the last month and only had one discussion regarding the stamp duty issue. I’ve got to take issue with the 83% statistic. I’ve talked with hundreds of buyers and sellers over the last month and only had one discussion regarding the stamp duty issue.

]]> By: Money Round Up: 26th August 2008 / Money Watch http://money-watch.co.uk/4128/stamp-duty-confusion-affects-movers/comment-page-1#comment-63648 Money Round Up: 26th August 2008 / Money Watch Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:15:46 +0000 http://money-watch.co.uk/?p=4128#comment-63648 [...] Stamp Duty Confusion Affects 83% Of Movers - A couple of weeks ago Alistair Darling appeared to suggest there may be plans afoot to change the way stamp duty was charged, causing widespread uncertainty in the housing market as people waited for confirmation. [...] [...] Stamp Duty Confusion Affects 83% Of Movers – A couple of weeks ago Alistair Darling appeared to suggest there may be plans afoot to change the way stamp duty was charged, causing widespread uncertainty in the housing market as people waited for confirmation. [...]

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