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Stamp duty hits four in five homeowners and two in five first-time buyers across the country.

Over the past 12 months prices have grown by 1.3%, the slowest annual rate since April 2024. 

The proposals are also estimated to save first-time buyers £710 on average.

38% said they’re specifically worried about being able to afford stamp duty on a new home.

49,000 property chains tied up buyers and sellers in the last year alone.

Northern Ireland remains the strongest performer by a wide margin.

Santander joins the OPDA to further industry engagement on tackling the inefficiencies in the home buying and selling process.

Transactions have been running 15% higher for the first eight months of the year compared with the same period in 2024.

Prime Central London values fall -1.8% on the quarter – the biggest drop since December 2016.

Kate Davies, executive director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), says the FCA's plan to widen access to homeownership requires proportionate, intelligent...