Stamp duty
180,000 first-time buyers benefit from stamp duty cut
141,100 first-time buyers have bought properties without having to pay stamp duty and a further 39,400 have paid a discounted rate in the year since First Time Buyers Relief was introduced, according to the latest figures from HM Revenue & Customs
22 November 2018
Budget 2018: What you need to know, incl changes to tax, benefits, Premium Bonds & more
Read our full round-up of the Chancellor Philip Hammond's 2018 Budget
30 October 2018
Autumn Budget 2017: Stamp duty axed for most first-time buyers
Stamp duty has been abolished with immediate effect for first-time buyers purchasing properties costing under £300,000
22 November 2017
Married and both own homes? Watch out for stamp duty when remortgaging
If you and your spouse/civil partner both owned property before getting together and are now remortgaging, watch out
10 November 2016
Autumn Statement 2015: Stamp duty hike on buy-to-let and second homes
People buying additional property face a 3 percentage point surcharge on stamp duty rates
25 November 2015
Autumn Statement 2015: What it means for you
Today's Autumn Statement saw a hidden retrospective hike in student loans repayments, a U-turn on cutting tax credits
25 November 2015
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16 June 2015
Buying a home in Scotland? New tax rates come into force today
Home buyers in Scotland will pay new tax rates when buying a property from today
1 April 2015
Stamp duty to undergo massive overhaul: Autumn Statement 2014
From tomorrow, stamp duty will only paid on the portion of the purchase price that goes over each threshold
3 December 2014
Martin Lewis's instant reaction to the Autumn Statement 2014
MoneySavingExpert.com creator Martin Lewis gives his instant reaction on today's Autumn Statement
3 December 2014
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