International settlement notes
International buying-cost guides
The questions a calculator can't answer — first-home tapers, foreign-buyer rules, new-build quirks and government schemes — answered plainly, with every figure tied to its official source.
First-home buyer stamp duty in Australia (2026)
When Australian first-home buyers pay $0 stamp duty and where the taper zones catch you out — every state's exemption threshold, the First Home Owner Grant, and the 5% deposit scheme, for 2026.
Read the guideDo you pay stamp duty in New Zealand?
New Zealand has no stamp duty or transfer tax on buying a home — here's what you actually pay instead in 2026, plus deposit rules, KiwiSaver, the bright-line test and foreign-buyer rules.
Read the guideHelp to Buy & the First Home Scheme in Ireland (2026)
How Ireland's Help to Buy (up to €30,000) and First Home Scheme (up to 30% shared equity) work in 2026, whether you can use both, and the stamp-duty trick on new builds.
Read the guideCan foreigners buy property in Canada in 2026?
The federal ban on foreign home purchases (through 2027), the provincial foreign-buyer surcharges that apply where you can buy, how they stack, and the rebates for becoming a resident.
Read the guideUK stamp duty 2026: SDLT vs LBTT vs LTT
England & NI (SDLT), Scotland (LBTT) and Wales (LTT) compared for 2026 — the post-April-2025 thresholds, first-time-buyer relief, second-home surcharges, worked examples and deadlines.
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