Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT or Stamp Duty) rates changed on 1st April 2025, when the temporary increases to the thresholds that were put in place in September 2022, came to an end. Whilst this change will impact everyone planning to move, it's first-time buyers who will be the most affected.
Previously first-time buyers pay no stamp duty when buying a home worth £425,000. This threshold has now dropped to £300,000, meaning they will go from paying nothing to paying £6,250 on stamp duty.
In the article below we’ll explain these changes in more detail, how this could affect your move, and work out how much it could cost you, by using our stamp duty calculator 2025: