Home sales surged by nearly 50% last month compared to year before as buyers rushed to beat stamp duty holiday deadline, figures show Some 147,050 transactions took place in February 2021 – 48.5 per cent increase Stamp duty holiday was extended with
Spending on holidays surged by 109 per cent in the week after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his roadmap out of lockdown, new research has revealed. Bookings soared with spending rising by 102 per cent at travel agencies and 122 per cent