Stamp duty hits first-time buyers in all UK regions

• 75% of first-time buyers pay stamp duty
• 10 years ago only 18% of first-time buyers paid stamp duty
• Average first-time buyer pays £1,070 in stamp duty
• First-time buyer numbers are at their lowest level for 20 years
• The age of the typical first-time buyer is 31, compared with 27 at the end of the 1980s

For full details of the impact of stamp duty on first-time buyers in the UK and in each region click here

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