UNDER new coalition reforms, home buyers across the Vale of Glamorgan will pay £383 less in Stamp Duty; research by the Liberal Democrats has shown.

The new system, which was announced in the Autumn Statement, is based on a long-standing Liberal Democrat policy and will significantly reduce the cost of moving house.

People buying homes worth less that £935,000 will now pay less Stamp Duty than before, while those buying the most expensive properties will pay more.

For the average buyer in the Vale the tax will fall from £2117 to £1233, meaning families buying a home costing £211,662, the local average, will save £383.

Eluned Parrott, Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly Member for South Wales Central said: “Stamp Duty has often been a prohibitive extra cost which has discouraged many people from buying a house they can call their own.

“This reform will help first-time buyers and those young families who desperately want to get their feet on the first rung of the property ladder.

“It’s fair, it’s sensible, and it has been a long-standing Liberal Democrat policy - one we have now delivered in Government.

“This change will help everyday families and individuals realise the simple aspirational dream of owning a home.”