Should Gordon Brown up the level at which stamp duty is paid to 200,000 to help the first time buyer?

Question

or should it be even higher

Answer 1

But it wont really help them, When he put up the stamp duty last time, estate agents put an extra $5000 on every house under the stamp duty, so you ended up paying more. I have friends that are estate agents that's how i know.

If a house cost £125.000 you'd pay a 1% stamp duty on that so £1250 but with that stamp duty gone you have to pay $5000 more, it's very wrong. The estate agents should be hald to book some how.

I'm just glad i got a house before it all went mental.

Answer 2

what first time buyer can afford a 200K property