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Stamp Duty - Additional Rate

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  • davidmcn
    davidmcn Posts: 23,596 Forumite
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    booksurr wrote: »
    have you perhaps overlooked the next para?

    No, I was possibly misinterpreting the advice (I think the actual legislation is clearer on this). But point taken.
  • Strebor123
    Strebor123 Posts: 100 Forumite
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    davidmcn wrote: »
    Eh? I thought we had just established that you didn't need to pay the higher rate?

    Sorry I seem to be getting confused. I have read 3.42 and here is what it says

    "Where a transaction is entered into by joint purchasers the higher rates will apply
    if the transaction would be a higher rates transaction for any of the purchasers
    considered individually39. So if there are two individual purchasers and
    Conditions A to D are all met for one of them only, the transaction will be charged
    at the higher rates. "

    My understanding of that is that if my Dad was purchasing the property on his own, he would need to pay the higher rate and so if we purchase somewhere together we would be liable for the higher rate.

    Have I got that wrong?

    Thanks for the advice so far.
  • booksurr
    booksurr Posts: 3,700 Forumite
    Strebor123 wrote: »
    My understanding of that is that if my Dad was purchasing the property on his own, he would need to pay the higher rate and so if we purchase somewhere together we would be liable for the higher rate.

    Have I got that wrong?
    I would agree with you that it will be a higher rate transaction where father is a joint purchaser as he already owns property that means his involvement would be an additional property for him which falls within one or more of the 4 conditions A - D that trigger the higher rate
  • davidmcn
    davidmcn Posts: 23,596 Forumite
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    booksurr wrote: »
    I would agree with you that it will be a higher rate transaction where father is a joint purchaser as he already owns property that means his involvement would be an additional property for him which falls within one or more of the 4 conditions A - D that trigger the higher rate
    Yes, ignore my earlier post. You get the advice you pay for around here... :)
  • Strebor123
    Strebor123 Posts: 100 Forumite
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    davidmcn wrote: »
    Yes, ignore my earlier post. You get the advice you pay for around here... :)

    Lol. I got the answer to the question in the end anyway so thanks.
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