Autumn statement 2023: all the property announcements made by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt

Many potential property tax cuts were trailed in advance of the Autumn Statement 2023. These included stamp duty changes for downsizers and cuts to inheritance tax.

Anyone hoping for a tax cut on their home move will be disappointed.

But among the "110 growth measures" included in Jeremy Hunt's speech were support for private renters and planning changes to encourage new building.

House building

The Chancellor promised to unlock new home building with £110 million over the next two years "to deliver high quality nutrient mitigation schemes unlocking 40,000 homes".

He also pledged £32 million to "bust the planning backlog and develop fantastic new housing quarters in Cambridge, London and Leeds, which will lead to many