News
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March 2012 - First-time buyer's stamp duty relief ends 25 March 2012
15th June 2012
The First time buyer relief introduced in the Finance Bill 2010 ends on 25th March 2012. Any returns made where the effective date is after 24th March 2012 will be subject to the standard stamp duty thresholds....
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March 2010 - Budget announces changes to Stamp Duty Land Tax.
12th June 2012
3 main announcements were made in the March 2010 budget concerning Stamp Duty Land Tax:- A) First Time Buyers - legislation will be introduced in Finance Bill 2010 to provide a higher Stamp Duty Land Tax threshold...
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April 2010 - Changes to HMRC Powers
12th June 2012
The powers inherited by the merged HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) were unaligned and out of date. HMRC and its customers wanted a more tailored approach which allowed any ‘checking’ action to respond to the particular circumstances in each...
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November 2011 - Updated guidance for requesting amendments to SDLT returns
12th June 2012
HMRC have updated their guidelines regarding SDLT amendments. We have contacted HMRC for clarification of the new guidelines and can offer notes regarding SDLT amendments here. ...
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January 2012 - Expiry of first-time buyers' stamp duty land tax relief
12th June 2012
First-time buyers’ stamp duty land tax (SDLT) relief expires on 24 March 2012. Purchase transactions completed 25 March 2012 or later cannot benefit from SDLT relief, regardless of the date of contract or agreement. ...
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May 2011 - Draft guidance published for SDLT relief involving multiple dwellings
12th June 2012
"HMRC have published draft guidance on SDLT reliefs for transfers involving multiple dwellings. In the 2011 Budget, the Chancellor announced details of a new SDLT relief which will benefit purchasers of residential property who acquire more than...
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December 2009 - SDLT.co.uk records highest level of submissions in a single month since the service was launched in 2005.
2nd February 2010
SDLT.co.uk has seen a gradual upturn in the number of submissions per month since May and this mirrors what other statistics from mortgage lenders and the Land Registry have been showing. December was perhaps particularly busy as people rushed to...
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September 2009 - SDLT.co.uk exhibiting at Law London
4th September 2009
Come and meet some of the SDLT.co.uk team at Law London - 29th/30th September 2009, Olympia. Law London will host a number of high profile conferences integrated with an exhibition of leading suppliers to the legal sector. ...
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July 2009 - Record Number of Submissions in June
8th July 2009
June 2009 saw SDLT.co.uk process the highest ever number of SDLT submissions in a single month since the service was launched in 2005. Full details in the SDLT Help Bulletin available to registered users. ...
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June 2009 -Latest Developments of SDLT.co.uk System
3rd June 2009
SDLT.co.uk have released the latest version of the "Compose Offline/Submit Online" product whilst also introducing some new updates to the increasingly popular "Fully Online Managed Service" - for further details please email help@sdlt.co.uk. ...
