The latest stamp duty cut will bring forward some housing demand and, by increasing perceptions that the government is standing behind the market, the cut reduces the chance of a house price crash. That said, with the potential tax savings unable to offset downside factors such as banks’ higher LTV requirements, we still expect prices to fall by a modest amount this year.
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