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2nd Home Stamp Duty married couple

bluesinlondon

bluesinlondon Posts: 6 Forumite

10 April 2016 at 4:37PM edited 10 April 2016 at 4:44PM in House buying, renting & selling

My wife owns the house we live in. If I buy a property myself, will I have to pay the additional 2nd home stamp duty?

Thanks in advance.

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kinger101 Posts: 6,573 Forumite

10 April 2016 at 5:24PM

Yes. Property a spouse or civil partner owns is treated as being the property of their partner for the purpose of the new stamp duty rules.

"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance" - Confucius
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bluesinlondon Posts: 6 Forumite

10 April 2016 at 6:22PM

OK - thanks for the speedy reply!

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theartfullodger Posts: 15,715 Forumite

10 April 2016 at 6:35PM

For richer, for poorer.....

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