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• 22 November 2017 at 4:36PM

  Kim_13 Forumite

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  22 November 2017 at 4:36PM

  How are they defining most polluting diesel cars I wonder? Found that those impacted will be moved up one tax band, but nothing about what's getting moved.

  Sealed Pot 11 #520 ~ /£100
  VSP 2018 #9 ~ £19.55/£180.00
  CCCC 2018 #1 ~ £20.75/£180.00

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• 22 November 2017 at 4:59PM

  TT2018 Forumite

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  22 November 2017 at 4:59PM

  - Could you keep me updated on your situation i can then advise the same to my solicitors.
  
  Technically this is my first time buy but only first time for a house i intend to live in!

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• 22 November 2017 at 5:13PM

  Mersey_2 Forumite

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  22 November 2017 at 5:13PM

  Hardly. An income tax cut for 70% and a stamp duty abolition for 95%.
  
  
  The only place that doesn't affect "the vast majority" must be where George Osborne lives!

  Please be polite to OPs and remember this is a site for Claimants and Appellants to seek redress against their bank, ex-boss or retailer. If they wanted morality or the view of the IoD or Bank they'd ask them.

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• 22 November 2017 at 5:21PM

  AirlieBird Forumite

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  22 November 2017 at 5:21PM

  mersey wrote: »

  Hardly. An income tax cut for 70%

  No income tax cut for anybody. It's an increase in line with inflation so in real terms, no change

  mersey wrote: »

  and a stamp duty abolition for 95%.

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  Which will be entirely replaced by the higher house prices it creates.

  Did you really mean to put loose?
  Lose: no longer possess, not to retain, unable to find
  Loose: not firmly or tightly fixed in place

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• 22 November 2017 at 8:06PM

  stevec59 Forumite

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  22 November 2017 at 8:06PM

  I've always paid stamp duty including my first house over 30 years ago, why shouldn't everyone else, unless I can get a refund 🤑

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• 23 November 2017 at 9:21AM

  Credit-Crunched Forumite

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  23 November 2017 at 9:21AM

  TT2018 wrote: »

  - Could you keep me updated on your situation i can then advise the same to my solicitors.
  
  Technically this is my first time buy but only first time for a house i intend to live in!

  
  Technically it is your second house purchase, your first house purchase was the one you made with your parents.
  
  I am afraid this will not apply to you.

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• 23 November 2017 at 10:09AM

  ViolaLass Forumite

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  23 November 2017 at 10:09AM

  mersey wrote: »

  Hardly. An income tax cut for 70% and a stamp duty abolition for 95%.
  
  
  The only place that doesn't affect "the vast majority" must be where George Osborne lives!

  
  95% of people in the country are FTBs?

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• 23 November 2017 at 12:52PM

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  23 November 2017 at 12:52PM

  I was just so relieved that the threat of cutting income tax relief on pension contributions for 40%ers didn’t come to fruition. That could have been very costly. Phew.........

  I came into this world with nothing and I've got most of it left.

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• 23 November 2017 at 1:51PM

  northwalesd Forumite

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  23 November 2017 at 1:51PM

  ViolaLass wrote: »

  95% of people in the country are FTBs?

  
  No, the 95% figure means that 95% of first time buyers will be 'helped' by the changes to stamp duty.

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• 23 November 2017 at 2:06PM

  ViolaLass Forumite

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  23 November 2017 at 2:06PM

  northwalesd wrote: »

  No, the 95% figure means that 95% of first time buyers will be 'helped' by the changes to stamp duty.

  
  Which undermines Mersey's claim that 'the majority of people' will be helped by this.

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