Stamp Duty Refund ???

Cupcakegirl_2

Have just received the same letter from Rawlinson & Hunter, so basically it's a scam?

marksoton

Cupcakegirl wrote: »

Have just received the same letter from Rawlinson & Hunter, so basically it's a scam?

Utterly and completely.

If it seems too good and all that....

kingstreet

davidperry34 wrote: »

A few weeks ago i received the same letter from Rawlinson & Hunter offering a stamp duty refund. During a quick google search I did see this thread, so was extremely wary from the get go. I figured there was no harm in at least calling them, and I spoke to one of their consultants and now have a meeting booked in for next week at their London office. I have to say that it seems kosher at this stage, they are a very reputable firm and promised to show me all the relevant legislation before proceeding. I wiill provide an update after I have met them personally.

No activity on this account since the opening post on 10 September.

rx7car

I too, received a similar letter from Rawlinson & Hunter. The refund they want to claim is for 3% of the house price, and the questions they asked make it sound like it is related to a granny annexe. I bought my house in January 2016.

Their no-win, no-fee charge is 33% of the refund amount.

Despite my skepticism, based on all of the research I've done, their claim seems plausible and the firm is legitimate (even if their tactics are aggressive).

Anyone have direct experience with this firm yet?

csgohan4

rx7car wrote: »

I too, received a similar letter from Rawlinson & Hunter. The refund they want to claim is for 3% of the house price, and the questions they asked make it sound like it is related to a granny annexe. I bought my house in January 2016.

Their no-win, no-fee charge is 33% of the refund amount.

Despite my skepticism, based on all of the research I've done, their claim seems plausible and the firm is legitimate (even if their tactics are aggressive).

Anyone have direct experience with this firm yet?

If it's too good to be true....

dimbo61

CTA, ATT, and AT11
Well that must mean you are very clever and drive a flash car and live in London !
Two new posters and another with only 4 posts all about the same subject.
Lads at the office with no work.
Make up your own opinions ?

G_M

Isn't it interesting that each of the posters who have 'just received the letter', and find the company 'plausible', and 'reputable', are new posters with just one or twoposts to their name?

Same company rep signing up under different usernames..??

Sceptical? Me? :rotfl:

and anyway, why pay x% of the SDLT to this firm? Why not just ring your original conveyancer, who in most cases will have submitted the SDLT return to HMRC, and discuss whether the SDLT is actually due or not?

mrginge

Here is some information which you may or may not find useful.

I accept the terms and conditions of use and have read the privacy policy. I further accept that there is no cooling off period and the fee for any repayment claim made to HMRC is one third of the repayment

adamlondon2017

I work in an accountancy firm in London which is a competitor of R&H. A large number of our clients have had similar letters.


We don't quite know what they are doing, but it looks like they are picking up cases where the conveyancing solicitor has missed a potential claim for Multiple Dwellings Relief (eg where the property contains a granny flat or outbuildings). This happens fairly regularly. If that is the issue, then fixing it is simply a case of refiling the SDLT return within the statutory time limit - something that the conveyancing solicitor should do for free, rather than charging you 1/3 of the SDLT refund.


Cheers


Adam

mije1983

Another new poster praising this company?! I'm shocked!

Too late for you to do anything to claim back the money, but magically this company could? Did they explain how they managed that? Or that the 12 month deadline is to amend errors and you actually have 4 years to claim back any 'overpayment'?

And rather than go back to your original solicitors who you paid to do the transaction for you, and get them to rectify their error at their cost, you decided to pay a 3rd party 33% of the refund? Why?

Madness? Or a mole?