PM told to ‘act now’ and slash stamp duty to save the housing market from crippling mortgage rates

HOUSEBUILDING giant Bellway has demanded the Government slash stamp duty to rescue Britain's struggling property market. The FTSE 250 firm warned that demand for new homes remains "uncertain" as buyers continue to be battered by sky-high mortgage rates and squeezed household budgets. Newcastle-based Bellway is one of several major housebuilders to have seen sales dented...