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TV personality Kirstie Allsopp has urged MPs to consider abolishing stamp duty, saying: "People should be able to move house cheaply and easily."

Speaking at a Treasury Committee hearing in the House of Commons on Wednesday, the Location, Location, Location presenter was asked if she believes stamp duty should be scrapped, and responded: "I do."

Allsopp stated her belief that waves of speculation about changes to stamp duty is affecting behaviour in the housing market, telling the hearing: "I’m seeing it all the time… what I see is young people buying more expensive houses really than they can afford because they know they can’t pay stamp duty twice."

The 54-year-old added: "The other thing I’m seeing a lot of is people altering two and three-bed houses rather tha

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