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FIRST TIME BUYERS HURRY TO BEAT STAMP DUTY DEADLINE
THE HOUSING market saw a jump in activity in December and January as first-time buyers snapped up houses before the stamp duty exemption runs out next month, data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) showed yesterday, and Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) today. Loans to first-time buyers were up 14 per cent on December 2010, CML reported.
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