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Do I need a solicitor to pay my stamp duty?
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aliona5
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My solicitor asked me if we want to pay stamp duty through them (they will charge £50 + VAT).
Can I pay the stamp duty without a solicitor? If so how?
Can I pay the stamp duty without a solicitor? If so how?
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If you are borrowing, you have to give your solicitor cleared funds to cover stamp duty, fees and balance of purchase monies ahead of completion, as it's a CML Handbook requirement.
If no mortgage, you can pay your own stamp duty to HMRC and must do so within 3 days.
TBH most solicitors do this as part of their headline fee. You appear to have got one who charges separately for things to make their headline fee look cheaper.
It's a well-known wheeze to get more business.I am a mortgage broker. You 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. Please do not send PMs asking for one-to-one-advice, or representation.0 -
Do you really want to risk getting it wrong for the sake of £60?I am a Mortgage Broker
You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Broker, 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 -
Sorry, it was supposed to say 30 days.I am a mortgage broker. You 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. Please do not send PMs asking for one-to-one-advice, or representation.0
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