Will cutting stamp duty push up house prices? (Podcast cut)

Will cutting stamp duty push up house prices? (Podcast cut)

By This is Money

The Chancellor axed stamp duty for first-time buyers in the Budget up to £300,000, but his own watchdog claimed it would drive up house prices.

So is the Office of Budget Responsibility right? Simon Lambert says its logic is flawed and that we need to be even more radical on stamp duty - maybe even making the seller pay.

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