PUBLISHED: 18:32, Wed, Dec 2, 2020 | UPDATED: 18:32, Wed, Dec 2, 2020
Link copiedToday, the UK became the first country in the world to approve a vaccine for coronavirus. Britain’s medicines regulatory, the MHRA, approved the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine which will be available to some members of the public in a matter of weeks. The vaccine will hopefully boost the UK economy which has taken a hit in recent months due to England’s second lockdown and a plethora of more stringent restrictions.
Although the housing market has remained buoyant since it restarted back in May, there are fears that once the stamp duty holiday comes to an end, the housing market could take a plunge.
The Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) holiday is set to finish at the end of March.
The holiday means that homes valued under £500,000 are exempt from stamp duty being payable.
Insurance Loans Mortgage Attorney Credit LawyerHomes costing more than £500,000 will only be taxed on the amount above £500,000.
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House prices: Vaccine hopes could mitigate risk of 'severe downturn' in UK house prices (Image: GETTY)
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Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures have revealed that UK house prices have risen by 4.7 percent in September on an annual basis.
Furthermore, Nationwide’s house price index showed that house price growth rose to 6.5 percent in November which is the highest rate since January 2015.
House prices were also 0.9 percent higher in November than in October, according to Nationwide.
According to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), a multinational professional services network, there are a number of factors
