Should buyers in the north pay more tax?
As homebuyers fix their sights on beating the June 30 stamp duty holiday deadline to bag up to 15,000 in tax savings, a survey has shown that first-time buyers are less excited by the tax cut than others. This isnt because they have a laissez-faire attitude towards money  put your stereotypes about avocados and lattes aside  but because few can imagine the prospect of being able to afford a home costing more than 300,000 (the threshold for the tax in England for first-time buyers). In London and the South East, though, it is a different story, with many having to save for the tax on top of their deposit  such is the disparity in house prices across the country (see graphic