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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Vicky Shaw

First time buyers ‘paid estimated £307m extra in stamp duty since relief ended’

Rightmove analysed first time buyer property purchases since April 1 2025 (Peter Byrne/PA Archive) - (PA Archive)

First time buyers in England have collectively paid an estimated £307 million extra in stamp duty since a temporary relief measure ended in April 2025, according to calculations from a property website.

Rightmove estimated that an average of £4,618 more has been paid per buyer.

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