Change to Stamp Duty Announced
02 September 2008

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has today announced that stamp duty land tax will not apply to purchases of residential property of £175,000 or less.

This will provide an exemption from stamp duty land tax for land transactions consisting entirely of residential property where the chargeable consideration is not more than £175,000.

This relief will apply to transactions with an effective date on or after 3rd September 2008 and before 3rd September 2009.

This will provide an exemption from stamp duty land tax for land transactions consisting entirely of residential property where the chargeable consideration is not more than £175,000.

This relief will apply to transactions with an effective date on or after 3rd September 2008 and before 3rd September 2009.