Chancellor Philip Hammond is being urged to use his budget this autumn to cut stamp duty, described by critics as a tax on moving.
Stamp duty is discouraging the elderly from downsizing and hampers mobility significantly, Christian Hilber, a professor at the London School of Economics and co-author of a paper on the subject, said.
The situation has a big implication in terms of economic growth, a Cabinet minister said.
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