SDLT

The TENANT stamp duty charge that could significantly cost renters if ignored

London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves , has highlighted how the nation’s renters could find themselves paying significant penalties due to a little-known law that may require them to pay Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) despite not actually owning their rental property.

SDLT has been a focus of the mainstream media ever since the government introduced a reprieve in 2020 to...

SDLT holiday saves homebuyers £3bn with half a million paying no tax on their purchase

As the final deadline approaches, research by the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk , has found that just shy of 500,000 homebuyers across England are set to have saved over £3bn in stamp duty as a result of the stamp duty holiday.

GetAgent analysed every property purchase to have completed across England since 8th July 2020 when the stamp duty holiday was first introduced...