Stamp duty holiday ends for first-time buyers

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24 March 2012 Last updated at 04:26 ET Help

The government is ending the stamp duty holiday for first-time buyers.

It had applied to any property worth between £125,000 and £250,000.

Ministers say it has not helped people get on the property ladder as had been hoped.

The BBC's Joe Lynam reports.

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