Tax
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Estate agents in Clapham, south London, saw deal frenzy after higher stamp duty announced in autumn statement
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At certain price points the changes announced by George Osborne have created a new mood of optimism among buyers
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Buyers spend their savings making higher offers while estate agents see sales rise the morning after autumn statement
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Letters: Those with the least, those needing essential services are staring at the precipice. It’s not only the squeezed middle but the crushed bottom we need to worry about
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London estate agents deluged by wealthy purchasers beating midnight deadline before housing tax rise
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Andrew Sparrow’s rolling coverage of all the reaction to the 2014 autumn statement, including George Osborne’s interviews and the Institute for Fiscal Studies’ briefings
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Plus vishing scams cost consumers £24m and payday loan brokers are subject to emergency action as regulator steps in
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It might help some first time buyers for a while, but the chancellor’s autumn statement doesn’t start to address the capital’s biggest housing issues
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Despite small increase, house prices are growing at slowest rate since February, with average UK property costing £186,941
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Chancellor's autumn statement announcement reveals duty will range from £13 per passenger on short-haul flights from UK to £97 for longest flights
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Estate agents believe redesign will benefit existing owners more than buyers amid rush to push through sales of £2m-plus homes
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Osborne exempts employers from national insurance contributions for apprentices under 25
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Just £20 a year extra in the pockets of those on basic rate, while other tax changes will benefit Isa savers and some in 40% band
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Editorial: The chancellor poses as steadfast, but he continually rewrites his ‘long-term plan’ and has not come clean about the dreadful consequences of the endless cutting buried in the smallprint
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Autumn statement unveils plan to allow Isa savers to pass on tax benefits to partners after death
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Chancellor dashed hopes of those hoping for increase from £325,000 rate and focused on exempting emergency workers
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Patrick Collinson: It is no surprise estate agents support the chancellor’s new stamp duty – sellers will want buyers’ savings added to the price
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Duty ranges from £13 per passenger on short-haul flights from UK to £97 for longest flights but move may not satisfy airlines
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Whether you are a small business owner, a driver or a homebuyer, here’s how the chancellor’s plans will affect you
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Rafael Behr: The chancellor’s autumn statement shows he hopes we will be too fearful of yet more expense to hire a fresh economic contractor. It’s shoddy rebuilding work but smart politics
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George Osborne gives his autumn statement to the House of Commons on Wednesday
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Chancellor masks state of public finances in autumn statement 2014 with homebuyer tax change that will hog headlines
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George Osborne says economy will grow by 3% this year but is still concerned by the size of the budget deficit
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Chancellor says shakeup will cut tax for 98% of house purchases while raising money from those buying most expensive homes
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George Osborne’s autumn statement changed the way stamp duty works. Here’s what you need to know
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Chancellor highlights plans to clamp down on tax loopholes used by tech firms and will vow to rein in debt faster than Labour
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National Audit Office warns that students at unmonitored alternative providers could have accessed over £50m in funding
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Questions over whether Labour’s plans would have suffered from eurozone crisis and oil prices in same way – but Alastair Darling also expected private investment return
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With the public sector contributing two thirds of the region’s GDP, spending cuts to fund a 12.5% tax rate could be disastrous
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The big beast in your way is HM Revenue & Customs, and the small matter of duty and VAT
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Resolution Foundation thinktank has analysed election proposals of the Conservatives, Labour, Lib Dems and Ukip
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Martin Kettle: The report on Scotland speaks for the 75% who want more devolution. It may shift the political centre of gravity
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MP hoping to lead Scottish Labour says change of mind is aimed at bringing Scotland together and party backs Smith commission
This obsession with inheritance shows how much we’ve lost confidence in the future