FIELD NOTES

Field notes

Plain-English property literacy. One mechanism a week, every claim traced to a named source.

A new note lands every Saturday morning.

Settle and move in

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Tax and investing Finding a home
Stamp duty: the upfront cost first-home buyers forget to budget for
After the deposit, stamp duty is often one of the biggest cheques in a home purchase, and you generally cannot borrow it. Here is how it works and where concessions may apply.
23 May 2026 5 min readRead