Housebuilder Bellway urges Burnham to cut stamp duty as it flags weak demand and higher costs

Bellway joined the growing chorus of housebuilders calling on the Government to cut stamp duty to boost the flagging housing market.

Housebuilder Bellway has called on the government to slash stamp duty immediately and roll out a first-time buyer scheme to revive Britain’s flagging housing industry. The FTSE 250 firm said on Tuesday that housing demand has been hammered by last year’s pre-Budget speculation and the recent rising mortgage rates trigg