Written Question·Treasury·UIN 20947

First Time Buyers: Stamp Duties

Tabled: 18 December 2024

Answered: 7 January 2025

Question

John Glen

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of first-time buyers paying stamp duty in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26; and what the average amount of stamp duty a first time buyer will pay in each year is.

Answer

James Murray

An estimate of the number of first-time buyers paying Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) and average amount of SDLT paid by first-time buyers is not available because there is limited information on first-time buyers. HMRC can only identify First Time Buyers that...

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