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

FIRST-TIME buyers have forked out an estimated £307million extra in stamp duty since temporary relief measures ended last year, according to calculations from a property website. Rightmove estimated that an average of £4,618 more has been paid per buyer. It found the total estimated first time buyer stamp duty bill over the past year was £408million, versus £101million the previous year. The tax is a one-off payment you have...