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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Vicky Shaw

Looming stamp duty changes ‘could hold back house price growth in 2025’

Stamp duty changes next year are likely to hold back house price growth and reinforce a North-South divide, a property website predicts.

From April 2025, stamp duty rates in England and Northern Ireland will revert to previous levels, with the “nil rate” band for first-time buyers reducing from £425,000 to £300,000.

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