Experience of Stamp Duty refund

user1977

inkydolphin said:

user1977 said: If it told you how to apply for a new passport, would you think there was doubt about whether you'd get one?

There are a number of reasons you can be refused a passport, and your eligibility and entitlement to a British passport will be considered when you apply. Notwithstanding that, I wouldn't stand to lose many thousands of pounds if I got it wrong. 

Ok, but my point is that "apply" does not imply that you're entering some sort of lottery. It just means sending off the form, whether that's for a tax refund or to enter X Factor.

inkydolphin

user1977 said:

inkydolphin said:

user1977 said: If it told you how to apply for a new passport, would you think there was doubt about whether you'd get one?

There are a number of reasons you can be refused a passport, and your eligibility and entitlement to a British passport will be considered when you apply. Notwithstanding that, I wouldn't stand to lose many thousands of pounds if I got it wrong. 

Ok, but my point is that "apply" does not imply that you're entering some sort of lottery. It just means sending off the form, whether that's for a tax refund or to enter X Factor.

Yeah fair enough, but you can apply for things and not get them so just making sure 

inkydolphin

Thanks all for your replies - you've provided some very welcome reassurance 

ian23

inkydolphin said:

Hi,

It's clear from government guidance and from replies to my previous posts on this that if you buy your next home before selling your current one (which has been your principal private residence (PPR) for the whole time you owned it), you can claim the additional stamp duty you paid back as long as you sell the original house within 3 years.

What I can't find is anything that says you will definitely get the money back (as opposed to claiming for it) so I wanted to ask if anyone has any experience of actually doing this, and if so was it straightforward or did you encounter any difficulties? 

Many thanks.

Thank you! Cam on here to find if anyone else had asked this. You are right, the language they use does make you think you might not get it or just get part of it back.