This statistic compares proportions of first-time buyers who payed stamp duty in the United Kingdom in June 202 when the threshold for stamp duty was property above ** British pounds and in December 2020 when the threshold was raised to ** British pounds. Wales had different thresholds of ** and ** British pounds in June and December 2020 respectively.
In London and Wales, the share of first-time buyers paying stamp duty reduced by about ** percent from June to December 2020 while other regions registered more drastic reductions. The proportion of first-time buyers paying stamp duty in West Midlands reduced from ** percent in June 2020 to *** percent in December 2020, a reduction of over ** percent of first-time buyers.
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Lloyds Banking Group, & Halifax. (February 22, 2021). Share of first-time home buyers paying stamp duty in the United Kingdom (UK) in the 2nd half 2020, by region [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1250925/stamp-duty-share-of-first-time-buyer-uk/
Lloyds Banking Group, und Halifax. "Share of first-time home buyers paying stamp duty in the United Kingdom (UK) in the 2nd half 2020, by region." Chart. February 22, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1250925/stamp-duty-share-of-first-time-buyer-uk/
Lloyds Banking Group, Halifax. (2021). Share of first-time home buyers paying stamp duty in the United Kingdom (UK) in the 2nd half 2020, by region. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/1250925/stamp-duty-share-of-first-time-buyer-uk/
Lloyds Banking Group, and Halifax. "Share of First-time Home Buyers Paying Stamp Duty in The United Kingdom (Uk) in The 2nd Half 2020, by Region." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 22 Feb 2021, /statistics/1250925/stamp-duty-share-of-first-time-buyer-uk/
Lloyds Banking Group & Halifax, Share of first-time home buyers paying stamp duty in the United Kingdom (UK) in the 2nd half 2020, by region ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1250925/stamp-duty-share-of-first-time-buyer-uk/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Share of first-time home buyers paying stamp duty in the United Kingdom (UK) in the 2nd half 2020, by region [Graph], Lloyds Banking Group, & Halifax, February 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1250925/stamp-duty-share-of-first-time-buyer-uk/