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Stamp Duty Refund COVID-19
kiyonebabe
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I was wondering if anyone has any experience of trying to claim a Stamp Duty refund for the additional 3% paid after selling their main residence, but where the main residence has been sold after the 3 year window has elapsed because of COVID-19? Our sale was significantly delayed so we're now nearly 3 months outside the window, despite having agreed the sale in summer last year. The reasons are all COVID related ranging from delays with valuations, mortgage providers, self isolating etc. so I am preparing a letter to submit alongside our application for the refund, but would appreciate anyone's advice if they've had either a successful or unsuccessful claim go through, as I'm not sure how much information to provide or what to mention. Any help appreciated!
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I wonder if you have read the guidance on the HMRC’s Manual?
https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/stamp-duty-land-tax-manual/sdltm09807
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Thank you, yes I have. It is a useful document but I was wondering if anyone had any personal experience and could advise on what to include in the letter. On the one hand I don't want to give an extensive list of every item that led to a delay in case they spot one item they think isn't valid and therefore decline the application. On the other hand, I don't want to leave it so vague that they decide to decline the application. I was wondering whether anyone had any experience of dealing with this kind of thing and knew where to strike the balance.SDLT_Geek said:I wonder if you have read the guidance on the HMRC’s Manual?
https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/stamp-duty-land-tax-manual/sdltm098070 -
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