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First-time buyers (FTBs) are facing higher costs across the board as they grapple with not only high stamp duty fees, but a low stock of affordable houses, more stringent lending requirements and ...

British house prices rose by more than expected last month as some buyers rushed to complete sales before an increase in property purchase taxes at the start of April, according to mortgage lender ...

UK house prices have hit a record high according to Halifax, ahead of major stamp duty changes. The bank said average property prices reached £299,138 in January, a 0.7% month-on-month rise from ...

UK house prices have reached a new record high, according to Halifax. The average property price rose by 0.7% in January to ...

UK house prices surged in January, as buyers rushed to snap up properties ahead of the stamp duty increases being implemented from 1 April 2025 onwards.

The changes will mean that house buyers will start paying stamp duty on properties over £125,000, instead of over £250,000 at ...

House prices climbed by 0.7% in monthly terms last month after falling by 0.2% in December, Halifax said, above a 0.2% ...

A third of first-time buyers believe now is a good time to buy a home, despite more than half expecting house prices to ...

A third of first-time buyers think now is a good time, compared with 16% in December 2023, the Building Societies Association ...

The proportion of first-time buyers who believe the time is right to buy a property has doubled since December 2023, building ...