News
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August 2014 Land Registry Replacing 08 numbers with new 0300
4th August 2014
From 1st August the Land Registry will be introducing new customer support telephone numbers. See details here. ...
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July 2014 HMRC Stamp Duty Land Tax consultation on property investment rules
23rd July 2014
The Government has published details for consultation and is seeking views on making changes to SDLT rules for certain collective investment schemes. The consultation deadline closes 12 September 2014. Consultation details can be found here. ...
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March 2014 HMRC Stamp Duty Land Tax and the Budget 2014
20th March 2014
HMRC has published details following the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s announcement of measures relating to Stamp Duty Land Tax. Details can be found here. ...
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March 2014 Land Registry New fees from 17 March
17th March 2014
The Land Registration Fee Order 2013 came into force on 17 March 2014. The Land Registry has published guides providing a summary that will help to identify the correct fee payable for the main types of application....
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March 2014 - HMRC Stamp Taxes Bulletin 1/2014 now available
6th March 2014
HMRC have released their latest Stamp Taxes Bulletin which contains information regarding updates to ATED and topical issues relating to SDLT. The bulletin can be downloaded here. ...
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January 2014 - Land Registry launches consultation on Local Land Charge Searches
30th January 2014
Land Registry has launched a consultation to widen its powers and take on Local Land Charge Searches. Read more about the consultation here. ...
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December 2013 - Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) treatment of de-enveloping transactions
23rd December 2013
HMRC has published guidance about the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) treatment of de-enveloping transactions. This covers, in particular, the SDLT result of liquidating a company and removing a property. Read the full guidance here. ...
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August 2013 New HMRC Stamp Taxes telephone numbers
23rd December 2013
New telephone numbers are being introduced for Stamp Duty Land Tax enquiries, Stamp Duty Reserve Tax enquiries, Stamp Stamp Duty enquiries Shares and Land, Stamp Duty Land Tax forms orderline on 28 August 2013. See details here. ...
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August 2013 Stamp Duty Land Tax: claims for refunds Court of Appeal decision
23rd December 2013
Decision of the Court of Appeal in the cases of The Pollen Estate Trustee Company Limited and Kings College London v HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). Read more details here. ...
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July 2013 Stamp Duty crack-down by HMRC
23rd December 2013
HMRC have released new guidance on the stamp duty land tax rules for pre-completion transactions explaining how the new rules work and providing examples of how they apply to various scenarios. The rules are set out in...
