UK housebuilder urges Andy Burnham to slash stamp duty to boost housing market

Burnham previously vowed his government would oversee the ‘biggest council house building programme since the post-war period’

It came as the FTSE 250 firm warned that demand is ‘uncertain’ in the short term.

It came as the FTSE 250 firm warned that demand is ‘uncertain’ in the short term.

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