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Home buyers in Scotland will pay new tax rates when buying a property from today, which will see 50% of buyers pay nothing at all, according to the Scottish Government.
1 April 2015
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MoneySavingExpert.com creator Martin Lewis gives his instant reaction on today's Autumn Statement.
3 December 2014
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Scotland is to scrap the abolute or 'slab structured' stamp duty system that exists in the rest of the UK in favour of a proportional system where tax is paid only on the portion of the purchase price that goes over each threshold, rather than the entire amount.
10 October 2014
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Up to 300,000 homeowners who bought a property in a "disadvantaged" area over the past decade could reclaim up to £1,500 in stamp duty, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal. But the deadline to claim is 5 May so take urgent action.
17 April 2014
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Many homebuyers in Scotland could benefit from lower stamp duty rates within two years, after a bill passed last week enabling the country to set its own rates for the first time.
4 July 2013
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Halifax will cover the cost of stamp duty for some first time buyers — one of many deals that have made mortgages cheaper than ever for those lucky enough to qualify for one. Here, MoneySavingExpert.com analyses the offer.
20 May 2013
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The proceeds of selling off 4G mobile phone licences should be used to "kick-start the economy" by building 100,000 affordable homes and funding a tax break for first-time buyers, shadow chancellor Ed Balls will say today.
1 October 2012
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The proportion of people planning to take their first step on the property ladder in the coming months has risen to its highest level in at least two-and-a-half years, despite the "minefield" of difficulties they face, a study suggests today.
2 July 2012

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