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Stamp duty question

Question regarding stamp duty

In the case of a gift transfer of a house (value of the house around,£700k,  outstanding mortgage around £250k) ,  am I right that under this temporary rule, the stamp duty would be 3% of the outstanding mortgage, so around £7.5k? 

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  • SpiderLegs
    SpiderLegs Posts: 1,914 Forumite
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    If you are buying the house for £250k the stamp duty would be 0 if it was to be your only property, or 7.5k if it was an additional property.
  • hassony77
    hassony77 Posts: 50 Forumite
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    If you are buying the house for £250k the stamp duty would be 0 if it was to be your only property, or 7.5k if it was an additional property.
    Thanks, but would that be calculated based on the presumed value of the property or the outstanding loan (in the case of a gift) 
  • SpiderLegs
    SpiderLegs Posts: 1,914 Forumite
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    It is calculated on what you pay for the property
  • NatalieAGC
    NatalieAGC Posts: 115 Forumite
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    I complete next week on a house which was on the market at £250k,
     I got offer accepted at £215k and own another house. My stamp duty cost now is £6450 and not £8250 if that helps. 
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