{"id":72551,"date":"2010-03-27T07:17:22","date_gmt":"2010-03-27T00:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/stamp-duty-so-you-think-youre-a-first-time-buyer\/"},"modified":"2017-11-22T21:05:33","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T14:05:33","slug":"stamp-duty-so-you-think-youre-a-first-time-buyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/stamp-duty-so-you-think-youre-a-first-time-buyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Stamp duty: So you think you&#039;re a first-time buyer &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nThe budget included an increase in the stamp duty threshold for first-time buyers \u2013 but who will be eligible, asks Rupert JonesFirst-time buyers (particularly those who don&#8217;t drink cider) were among the biggest winners in the budget after Alistair Darling said they will not have to pay stamp duty on homes costing up to \u00a3250,000.For many homebuyers, stamp duty is the biggest add-on cost, so this tax break \u2013 worth up to \u00a32,500 \u2013 is not to be sniffed at. But who or what exactly is a first-time buyer? Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2010\/mar\/26\/stamp-duty-first-time-buyers\" target=\"_blank\">Stamp duty: So you think you&#8217;re a first-time buyer &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; The budget included an increase in the stamp duty threshold for first-time buyers \u2013 but&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-iSb","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":73005,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/will-my-son-get-first-time-buyer-stamp-duty-relief-if-we-get-a-joint-mortgage\/","url_meta":{"origin":72551,"position":0},"title":"Will my son get first-time buyer stamp duty relief if we get a joint mortgage?","date":"November 27, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r We don\u2019t know how two buyers of different status affect the applicationQ I own the house I live in and want to help my son buy a flat. 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