The Chancellor’s flagship policy, the abolition of stamp duty for first time buyers on the first £300,000, could – possibly – benefit women more than men. Recent research by the owners of property website Zoopla found that 62% of first time buyers were women, while only 38% were men.

In the budget, the Chancellor said that first time buyers won’t pay stamp duty on the first £300,000 if they buy a property costing up to £500,000. However, cynics (like me!) think that what’s likely to happen is that property prices will edge up to take account of the fact that first time buyers will have a little more to spend. This change won’t apply in Scotland, which has different land tax rules, and will only apply in Wales until April next year. It comes into effect straight away.

This is what the 2017 Autumn Budget means for women