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Second Home Stamp Duty
Jenny_wren_2
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i am in the process of buying a house. I live in rented accommodation but have a house that I inherited which I rent out. It has never been my main residence. I am assuming that when I buy my new house I will have to pay stamp duty in line with owning two houses but a friend says that this is not the case as the inherited house has never been my main residence.
Your kind thoughts please.
Your kind thoughts please.
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Your friend is wrong. You'll be liable for the additional 3% SDLT.0
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Jenny_wren wrote: »Your kind thoughts please.
Your friend is misinformed.0 -
Your friend is mainly talking utter bllcks, but there is a grain of truth in there.
You need to read page 171 of this document;
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2016-2017/0001/17001.pdf
The conditions are that if you (including your spouse/civil partner) inherited 50% or less of a property within the three years prior to the additional property transaction, then you can disregard the inherited property.
If you share exceeds 50% however (e.g., you inherited the whole property or bought out a sibling) then the higher rates apply."Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance" - Confucius0
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