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VSP 2018 #9 ~ £19.55/£180.00
CCCC 2018 #1 ~ £20.75/£180.00
Technically this is my first time buy but only first time for a house i intend to live in!
The only place that doesn't affect "the vast majority" must be where George Osborne lives!
Lose: no longer possess, not to retain, unable to find
Loose: not firmly or tightly fixed in place
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.
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.
Which undermines Mersey's claim that 'the majority of people' will be helped by this.