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Check if you have to pay the higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) when you buy a residential property in England or Northern Ireland.
You pay Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) when you buy houses, flats and other land and buildings over a certain price in the UK.
You must pay Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) if you buy a property or land over…
You usually pay Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) on increasing portions of the…
You pay Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) on increasing portions of the property…
You may have to pay Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) if the ownership of land or…
You may have to pay Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) when you buy a property…
You may be eligible for Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) reliefs if you’re…
Check if you have to pay the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) surcharge from 1 April 2021 for buyers of residential property in England and Northern Ireland who are not resident in the UK.
Guidance about compensation to owners and occupiers of residential properties once a compulsory purchase order comes into force.
Information on the review of the Decent Homes Standard.
Minimum technical specification for manufacturers of chargepoint units for residential properties covered by OZEV chargepoint grant schemes.
This collection brings together the government's 'how to' guides for the housing sector.
How to work out your taxable capital gain or loss if you are not resident in the UK and are making direct or indirect disposals of UK property or land.
VAT rates for building work, including plumbers, plasterers and carpenters - new houses and flats, work for disabled people, energy saving, grant-funded heating, conversions and renovations, properties that are not homes
Guides councils in how to assess their housing needs.
How the First Homes scheme works, who is eligible, how to apply and the rules for managing a First Homes property after you buy one.
Information for Homes England’s partners developing homes through the Affordable Homes Programme (AHP).
Find out about Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) on leasehold properties.
How residents in high-rise residential buildings should avoid increasing or creating building safety risks and what to expect from accountable persons.
Understand the roles of accountable persons and the principal accountable person for a high-rise residential building, and what they must do.
Find out how to ask for authorisation, manage your client's account and how to send returns as an agent.
Buy your rented home through the Right to Shared Ownership scheme: who can apply, how to apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares, repairing and selling your home.
Find out what information accountable persons must provide to different individuals and organisations and when to transfer it.
Reduced rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) will apply for residential properties purchased from 8 July 2020 until 30 June 2021 and from 1 July 2021 to 30 September 2021 inclusive.
Find out about buying a home through shared ownership. Read about who can apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares and repairing and selling your home.
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