Stamp duty: Home buyers get tax cut in Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini budget

Stamp duty has been cut for all home buyers as part of the new Conservative government’s plans to help turn around the economy.

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced the tax, which is levied on personal property or land purchases, will now have a higher threshold before it has to be paid.

The change is effective from today, he told MPs as he announced a swathe of economic changes as part of a “mini-budget”.

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These are the new price thresholds, after which stamp duty must be paid:

• After the first £250,000 for people who have purchased property before (it was £125,000)

• After the first £425,000 for first-time buyers (it is currently £300,000)

• For first-time buyers of homes more than £425,000, they will be entitled to 5% relief from that price up to £625,000 (it is currently up to £500,000)

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Examples of how much stamp duty home buyers will now pay:

• £312,000 home (England average house price): Now £3,100 stamp duty (was £5,600)

• £312,000 home for first-time buyer: Now £0 stamp duty (was £600)

• £400,000 home: Now £7,500 stamp duty (was £10,000)

£400,000 home for first-time buyer: Now £0 stamp duty (was £5,000)

• £600,000 home: Now £17,500 (was £20,000)

• £600,000 home for first-time buyer: Now £8,750 (was £20,000)

The average London house price is £543,500, the latest Land Registry figures for July revealed.

Announcing the cut, Mr Kwarteng told MPs: “The steps we’ve taken today mean that 200,000 more people will be taken out of paying stamp duty altogether.

“This is a permanent cut to stamp duty, effective from today.”

Stamp duty is only paid in England and Northern Ireland, with home buyers in Scotland paying land and buildings transaction tax, set by the Scottish government.

In Wales, purchasers pay Land Transaction Tax, set by the Welsh government.

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