Not a FTB after inheriting

sheepy21

So some of you would've seen my post over the weekend. I inherited and promptly sold a part of a house I inherited. I believed the solicitor dealing with the sale had done it so that I would still be a ftb. The stupid woman had me and my sister sign an AS1, which we now know assented the property to us at the same time as doing the house sale to our aunt.
The solicitor that did this believed I would still be a FTB :eek: thankfully my solicitor and her colleague have established that I am not a FTB because the initial idiot solicitor ascented the house to us! We're going to write a letter to hmrc and see if we can get a refund on the stamp duty we now have to pay, but we're not holding our breath!
Moral of the story, if you inherit a house, never ever sign an AS1!

Tom99

Make a formal complaint to the solicitor saying you will hold them responsible for your stamp duty for not bringing this to your attention.

mije1983

HMRC are very unlikely to give you a refund, and in my opinion should not give you a refund. You are not a FTB in their eyes so you owe the SDLT and the fact that you are not a FTB is nothing to do with them.

As said above, a formal complaint to the solicitor is the way forward. You can quantify your loss (ie. the amount of SDLT you have paid) due to their error, so that should be the amount you seek from them. Although maybe best to leave that part out initially.