First time buyers if owned abroad?

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Looking at buying a house next year. We've never owned in this country. Do we count as first time buyers?

Yes you do, unless you've got a mortgage on a property abroad.

Not for Stamp Duty purposes. To qualify for first time buyer relief you can't ever have owned a property anywhere in the world

Not for Land Tax in Scotland

Thanks, we don't have a mortgage anywhere. So yes fir mortgage but no for stamp duty, thanks