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Get your Skates on to Beat Stamp Duty Rises on Second Homes

January 3, 2016 by Carol Peett

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Stamp Duty Land Tax will rise by 3% from April 2016 on a home you buy that is not your main residence.  Exemptions from this will be homes sold for under £40,000 and also include caravans, houseboats and mobile homes.  Therefore, if you are intending to buy a second home, now is the time to act to ensure completion takes place on or before 31st March.

To clarify, the new rates will be:

 

 Stamp Duty on Main ResidenceStamp Duty on Additional Home
£1 – £125,00003%
£125,000 – £250,0002%5%
£250,000 – £925,0005%8%
£925,000 – £1,5000,00010%13%
Above £1,500,00012%15%

This second SDLT rate will apply to a house which you buy but do not immediately live in as your main residence such as a buy-to-let property including furnished holiday lets or a holiday home.  If you buy a house as your main residence but cannot sell your previous home at the same time, this additional tax will be charged.  However, as long as you sell the original residence within 18 months, the extra tax will be refunded.

No concession is planned for those who buy a second home for work; for example those who live in the country but buy a flat in town to stay in whilst working.

Final details of the changes will be announced on Budget Day (March 16th 2016) following a consultation which ends on 1st February.

Examples of how the changes will effect the amount you pay in SDLT on second homes from 1st April are listed below:

 

Price of PropertyStamp Duty 1stStamp Duty 2ndDifference
£40,000000
£150,000£500£5,000£4,500
£250,000£2,500£10,000£7,500
£500,000£15,000£30,000£15,000
£1,000,000£43,750£73,750£30,000

If you are thinking of moving to Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion or Gower, or buying a holiday home here, West Wales Property Finders offers a bespoke property finding service and can help you find your perfect home. Over 90% of the houses we find our clients never hit the open market, ensuring they get the pick of the crop, and we can save you time, money and stress in the process by carrying out all negotiations for you and micro-managing the purchase right through to exchange. You also gain access to our little black book of contacts including the best surveyors, solicitors, removal companies, builders, plumbers, etc. For further information do call us on 01834 862816, email us at carol@westwalespropertyfinders.co.uk or take a look at our website www.westwalespropertyfinders.co.uk.

 

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