House sales will jump ahead of stamp duty rise, says Nationwide

Home sales will "jump" at the beginning of next year as people try to buy before the rise in stamp duty, one of the UK's biggest lenders has predicted.From March 2025, changes introduced in Wednesday's Budget mean many will pay the tax when they would not have done previously.Nationwide said this would affect one fifth of first-time buyers.However, the impact of these changes is not expected to be as big as…