Stamp Duty Refund ???

Mahsroh

overlanda wrote: »

I know this is an old post, but I thought I would reply to help others, as Ive just received a big cheque from HMRC and am going to happily pay my 33%+VAT to Rawlinson & Hunter for that share of the refund that they managed to get back, as I wasn't expecting to get any money back from our hefty stamp duty bill and as a law abiding tax payer I want to pay my fair dues.

However, it turns out under HMRC rules that the property I bought was different to normal properties due to its previous use and did qualify for a reduced rate. I'm annoyed that my original solicitors Stone Rowe Brewer LLP were not aware of the this reduced rate for the type of property I was buying and so I would not recommend using them again as they are not as switched onto all the rules that R&H clearly are.

In addition, I called HMRC and they said it was absolutely legitimate how they had claimed the refund on my behalf. If for some reason, this is revoked by HMRC, R&Hs Ts & Cs say they will refund the amount to me. However, I firmly believe I wont need to, as I had it clarified and confirmed by HMRC that I was fully entitled to that refund.

Finally, even I had found out about this unusual ruling/discounting later on I would have not been able to claim anything as it has to be within 12 months of the original transaction. So thank you HMRC & R&H, I can now get a new boiler and go on holiday with the money.

Oh come on!

If you're going to get an employee to pose as a happy customer on an internet forum, and least make the post sound plausible! I'm not sure which part of this post I find most amusing! It's a 3 horse race between:

1. "so I would not recommend using them again as they are not as switched onto all the rules that R&H clearly are. "

2. "However, I firmly believe I wont need to, as I had it clarified and confirmed by HMRC that I was fully entitled to that refund. "

3. "thank you HMRC & R&H, I can now get a new boiler and go on holiday with the money."

Oh well, at least it provided me with some light entertainment! :rotfl:

MobileSaver

mije1983 wrote: »

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

You just gotta love that SPAM button.

jimbog

spam............:o

Mahsroh

I see their latest spam post has now been removed!

UncleK

We just got a letter from these bandits (33%!). We did the claim ourselves and got the refund back from HMRC promptly - mind you, it was letters from these kind of companies that prompted us to do this - which is nice..........

SDLT_Geek

There is a blog here https://www.tax.org.uk/stamp-duty-refunds-too-good-to-be-true on the website of the Chartered Institute of Taxation about stamp duty land tax reclaims.  It covers circumstances where refunds might be due and how HMRC operate a "process now, check later" system, so it is important for taxpayers to check that they are due tax back before claiming a refund.