Buy a house and have your stamp duty paid for you by your lender. Barclays are offering up to £2,500 cashback with one of their mortgages, enough to cover the duty on a £250,000 house. But there are cheaper alternatives on the market than the Barclays offering of 2.69% fixed for five years, so buyers will need to do the maths. The Barclays offer is said to represent best value for those with between 20% and 24% deposits on a loan of just over £150,000.

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