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Hi little help needed me and my fiance are buying our first home and are scheduled to pick up the keys on the 16th december , we have just had our final bill from the solicitor through and it has stamp duty on it!, with us being first time buyers am i correct that we will not have to pay stamp duty? Im sure when we sat down with our mortgage advisor we filled in a form stating this. Is this an easy fix to sort out? and has anybody else had this problem in the past
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What was the purchase price?
I have seen this from a solicitor before. System generated letter where somebody has forgotten to take off stamp duty.I am a Mortgage AdviserYou should note that this site doesn't check my status as a mortgage adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.0 -
purchase price is 146,000 we have a 15% deposit and are both first time buyers, the letter has come through with the remaining 5% deposit we owe plus the price of our home upgrades ie. burglar alarm , kitchen etc and another 1500 we werent expecting to pay!0
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Don't panic! As GMS said! Just speak to your solicitor in the morning and point out their error.0
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thanks for the information0
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