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MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis explains why buying a home could cost you £1,000s more next year, in the latest episode of ITV's The Martin Lewis Money Show Live. These are the Stamp Duty changes that weren't in the Autumn Budget speech.
1 November 2024
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A tweet suggesting people could save £12,700 a year following the mini-budget has been deleted by HM Treasury after MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) founder Martin Lewis called the Government's calculations "nonsense".
3 October 2022
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Most homebuyers in Scotland and Wales soon won't pay transaction tax on the first £250,000 of a property's purchase price, under temporary measures announced by the devolved administrations in the wake of the stamp duty cut in England and Northern Ireland last week.
14 July 2020
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Homebuyers won't pay stamp duty on the first £500,000 of a property's purchase price, in a temporary measure announced by the Chancellor today. 
8 July 2020
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According to the latest figures from HM Revenue & Customs, 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.
22 November 2018
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Income tax cuts will be brought in a year earlier than planned and an extra £1 billion spent to help protect those moving onto universal credit, as part of the 2018 Budget unveiled by the Chancellor Philip Hammond.
30 October 2018
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First-time buyers will pay zero stamp duty on the first £300,000 of any home that costs up to £500,000 with immediate effect, the Chancellor announced in today's Autumn Budget. This means on a home worth less than £300,000, you'll pay no stamp duty.
22 November 2017
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If you and your spouse or civil partner both owned property before getting together and are now remortgaging, beware – a new joint remortgage on the home you live in could leave you liable to pay higher-rate stamp duty.
10 November 2016
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People buying additional property, including buy-to-let or second homes, will face a 3 percentage point surcharge on stamp duty rates from April 2016.
25 November 2015
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Today's Autumn Statement saw Chancellor George Osborne announce a raft of cuts and giveaways to balance the Government's books. However, as a MoneySaving website and consumer champion, we've focused on the key changes that will affect you.
25 November 2015

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