Stamp duty land tax (SDLT) reclaims on rescinded contracts?
15th January 2021 | Posted in Articles, Stamp Duty, Stamp Duty Land Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue It is fairly common for contracts involving land purchases to be rescinded, meaning that in practical terms the contract…
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Stamp duty land tax (SDLT) window of opportunity for inter-spouse transfers
15th December 2020 | Posted in Articles, Capital Gains Tax, Stamp Duty, Stamp Duty Land Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue Spouses often want to transfer property between themselves for a variety of reasons. These can include: 1. Splitting assets in…
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Can the 3% SDLT surcharge apply in a transaction that involves non-residential property?
30th October 2020 | Posted in Articles, Stamp Duty, Stamp Duty Land Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue Multiple Dwellings Relief (MDR) is now a relatively well known and well used stamp duty land tax (SDLT) relief….
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What do the new SDLT rates really mean?
10th July 2020 | Posted in Articles, Stamp Duty, Stamp Duty Land Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue On Wednesday the Chancellor announced quite a generous SDLT holiday. With immediate effect until 31 March 2021 the rate…
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Stamp duty fun!
9th March 2020 | Posted in Articles, Stamp Duty by Michelle Hogan
Avid readers of TaxBites will recall that last July we warned of stamp duty changes that were afoot in relation to…
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Conveyancers should be careful when providing SDLT ‘advice’
20th August 2019 | Posted in Articles, Property Tax, Stamp Duty by Forbes Dawson
The issue Each year hundreds of thousands of house buyers are ‘advised’ on the SDLT that they will need to pay…
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Swamping is stamped out!
26th July 2019 | Posted in Articles, Stamp Duty by Andrew Marr
The issue At 0.5%, stamp duty is by no means the fiercest of taxes, but when applied to a large enough…
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