The government plans to commission another independent review of the loan charge after widespread dissatisfaction with the original Morse report and HMRC's handling of the controversial issue

HMRC has been given a funding boost with £240m earmarked in the Budget to update legacy IT systems in a bid to improve services

Reduced rates of stamp duty land tax for first-time buyers and the £250,000 property exemption will end on 31 March 2025, after three years