She thinks teachers should be paid more and said she’s very motivated by money. She doesn’t think the state pension is enough to live on, but is confident her teacher’s pension will help her ...

First-time buyers bore the brunt of the changes. Up until 31 March, they paid stamp duty if a home cost more than £425,000, but this has now dropped to £300,000. In order to beat the stamp duty ...

Previously first-time buyers purchasing a property worth up to £425,000 did not have to pay any stamp duty. If the property was more expensive, they paid tax at 5% on the portion above £425,000 ...

First-time buyers will bear the brunt of the changes. Until yesterday they paid stamp duty if a home cost more than £425,000, but this has now dropped to £300,000. Instead of paying no stamp ...