1 June 2020 Posted In: Uncategorized

The West Australian

Stamp duty, or transfer duty, has been increasingly under the spotlight as renewed calls for the controversial tax to be removed come from a real estate industry that tries to weather the ongoing pandemic.

Read the full story including comments from UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck on the need for stamp duty to be reviewed here.

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