Does stamp duty stop people moving house?

Hilber, Christian A. L. ORCID: 0000-0002-1352-495X (2012) Does stamp duty stop people moving house? Spatial Economics Research Centre Blog (24 Jul 2012). Website.

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Posted by Dr Christian Hilber, SERC and LSE People buying a home in the UK have to pay stamp duty on the transaction. Stamp duty-type taxes are one of the oldest forms of taxation – dating back to 1624 – and have long been criticised by economists as being inefficient.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://spatial-economics.blogspot.co.uk/
Additional Information:	© 2012 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Geography and Environment Urban and Spatial Programme Centre for Economic Performance
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor J Political Science > JC Political theory J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government
Date Deposited:	29 Jun 2017 08:07
Last Modified:	10 Sep 2025 07:39
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/82679

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