At last some good news for once.

Whatever the reaction to todays announcement of a year long axing of Stamp Duty upto £175,000, (effective from 03-09-08), there's no denying that with the average UK house price now at just under £170,000 this should go some way to reducing the overall costs of moving for a lot of people.

All we need now is estate agents to do their bit and reduce fees from the ridiculous average of 1.5% - 2.0%. 

Now that would really be Great News, wouldn't it.