Autumn Statement 2015: Stamp duty to rise by 3% on BTL and second homes

Increase comes in from April 2016

Laura Miller
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Those who purchase a second home or a property to use for buy-to-let will have to pay an extra 3% in stamp duty, Chancellor George Osborne has announced.

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