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First time buyers still have options to help them get on the property ladder

guest — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:15:45 +0000

Times are hard, and now we’re hearing that the UK’s economic recovery is ‘paralysed’ by Europe’s debt crisis. With the economy the way it is, first time buyers often write off the possibility of ever getting on the property ladder and believe they are set to rent for the rest of their [...]

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New government may reverse stamp duty break for first time buyers

Reno — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 07:22:13 +0000

In the budget by the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, earlier this year it was announced that there was to be a stamp duty break for first time buyers in the UK, and that first time buyers would be able to buy a property up to the value of £250,000 without having to [...]

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Stamp duty holiday affects mortgage lending figures for January

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:29:12 +0000

It has been revealed in a recent report that the level of mortgage lending for the month of January has been badly affected by the end of the stamp duty holiday, which came to an end on 31st December last year. With the government having given advanced warning of when the stamp duty suspension would come [...]

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Buyers striving to complete property purchase before end of stamp duty holiday

admin — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 08:09:07 +0000

Many buyers are now said to be rushing to try and complete the purchase of a property before the stamp duty holiday in the UK comes to an end. The stamp duty holiday was brought in last year in a bid to try and kick start the property sector. At the time the Chancellor, Alistair Darling, [...]

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More breathing space over stamp duty

admin — Fri, 15 May 2009 08:00:11 +0000

Following his recent budget, Alistair Darling, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, revealed that the break on stamp duty on properties up to a certain value was to be extended until the end of this year. The stamp duty break was brought in last year in hope of aiding the struggling property market by increasing affordability. [...]

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Government suspends stamp duty on homes up to £175,000

admin — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:41:05 +0000

Early last week the government announced that it was suspending stamp duty for twelve months on homes up to the value of £175,000. Stamp duty is not applicable on homes up to £125,000 anyway, but the recent move increased the threshold by £50,000 for twelve months in order to try and ease affordability issues for [...]

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Stamp duty rumours spark further slowdown in housing market

admin — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:49:21 +0000

Over recent months the housing market in the UK has experienced a real slump, with house prices falling and property sales falling to their lowest level in many years. Property sales and housing transactions have been affected in a number of ways over recent months and for a number of reasons. The tight credit conditions [...]

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Property sales continue to slump

admin — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:10:07 +0000

As most people are aware the sale of properties in the UK has really fallen over recent months, and estate agents have reported amongst their poorest sales figures of properties for decades. A recent report has shown that property sales have now fallen by 40%. In the last three months estate agents have average around [...]

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FTBs surprised by first-year costs

admin — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:15:02 +0000

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Fifth paying higher stamp duty

admin — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:15:15 +0000

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