Earlier this month, the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) holiday began to phase out. From 1 July 2021, the SDLT NIL rate was lowered from £500,000 to £250,000 on residential homes. The Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday will now only apply to residential homes costing £250,000 or less. The government introduced the holiday in June
A 2% stamp duty land tax (SDLT) surcharge now applies to transactions of residential property in England and Northern Ireland, for non- UK residents. The new surcharge came into effect on 1st April 2021. The surcharge applies to purchases of freehold and leasehold property, as well as increasing the SDLT on rents on the grant
Earlier this month Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a number of tax allowances will be frozen to help pay off the debts incurred by the coronavirus pandemic. These new ‘stealth taxes’ will raise billions, without directly increasing charges for taxpayers. As the economy bounces back and the cost of goods and services increases, more people will
Ahead of the Budget announcement next week, there has been a lot of speculation surrounding what the Chancellor is set to announce. According to media sources, Rishi Sunak is planning to extend the Stamp Duty holiday until the end of June. The current deadline for the holiday extension is 31st March. The Chancellor has been
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is under pressure from MP’s to end stamp duty and council tax. Under the proposal, homeowners would no longer pay council tax and stamp duty would be abolished for primary residences. The proposal is expected to benefit 19 million households. Instead of paying council tax, households would pay a proportional property tax
Following the result of over 100,000 signatures on an online petition to extend the stamp duty land tax holiday, parliament announced that MP’s will debate extending the holiday on 1st February 2021. The stamp duty land tax holiday was introduced last year to try and keep the housing market stable during the coronavirus pandemic. The
The housing market slumped last year when the UK went into its first lockdown, as a result of the coronavirus. When the market reopened, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday, which saw the threshold for paying stamp duty raised from £125,000 to £500,000 until 31st March 2021. According to Rightmove, house
An extension of the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) threshold after 31st March 2021, rather than returning to the £125,000 threshold, could generate higher consumption. This has the potential of increasing housing market activity, which subsequently could provide a fiscal surplus of £139 million per year. Research suggests that maintaining the current SDLT holiday threshold
During the coronavirus pandemic the government introduced the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) holiday in England and Northern Ireland for residential properties purchased from 8th July 2020 to 31st March 2021. The reduced rates allow for people to purchase property under the value of £500,000 and pay no SDLT. With SDLT reduced rates set to
Earlier this week the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, made a statement to the House of Commons to offer support to businesses who are struggling as a result of further restrictions required, due to the coronavirus pandemic. In these challenging times the Chancellor has acknowledged that additional support is required in order to keep people in jobs
Stamp Duty Land Tax rates are potentially set to change from 1st April 2021, for non-UK residents. The new rates will see a rise of 2% points higher than applications to purchase made by UK residents. This change will apply to both purchases made on freehold and leasehold property as well as being payable on
