Labour ’ s reduction in stamp duty would benefit nine in ten first-time buyers . Tax break funded by squeeze on tax avoidance , higher levies on foreign buyers and cuts in tax relief for landlords who fail to maintain properties . The Tories have also promised a crackdown on the use of private rented homes as holiday homes.
Labour ’ s reduction in stamp duty would benefit nine in ten first-time buyers . Tax break funded by squeeze on tax avoidance , higher levies on foreign buyers and cuts in tax relief for landlords who fail to maintain properties . Labour would also give the buyers ‘ first call ’ on half of homes built locally .