£3.8bn giveaway that fuelled surge in housing market ends same day as furlough scheme

The UK’s surging housing market could go into sharp reverse next year if the stamp duty holiday is not extended, risking a damaging slump, the government has been told.

The £3.8bn stamp duty giveaway unveiled in July has been credited with fuelling a mini-boom in the property market, but it is due to finish on 31 March 2021 – the same date that the furlough programme and several financial support schemes are also scheduled to end.

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