Expiry of UK tax break may lead to end of Covid house price boom          

End of tax break that is saving buyers as much as £15,000 (€16,842) threatens to puncture a boom that stoked prices to the fastest gains in six years

A British government perk that has bolstered demand for homes has only two months left to run. Picture: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

The UK housing market’s recession-defying surge is about to face a reality check. A government perk that has bolstered demand for homes has only two months left to run, and almost one in six transactions underway are likely to miss out. 

The end of the tax break that is saving buyers as much as £15,000 (€16,842) threatens to puncture a boom that stoked prices to the fastest gains in six years.