Why Mumbai's property market offers a clue on what will happen to British house prices
Sales in December rose 200pc following a stamp duty cut, but Mumbai is hurtling towards its own March 31 deadline
23 February 2021 • 6:00am
The property market in Mumbai has been massively boosted by a stamp duty cut very similar to Britain's
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Our market has an unlikely mirror in Mumbai, where the Government has similarly slashed the tax bill for buyers who can complete before March 31.
As in the UK, sales in Mumbai duly exploded. But in January the Government there took measures to taper the tax break, and the market reacted immediately.