Stamp duty holiday is good news for the housing market

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement of a temporary cut to SDLT looks set to benefit all property buyers, not just those buying properties for less than £500,000. But the measure offers no respite on the 3% additional rate payable by those owning other properties – that additional tax will still apply as normal.

Stamp duty, CoronavirusLinda AdelsonJuly 8, 2020SDLT coronavirus holiday

Rosetta and The Times

The Times and Sunday Times have just published a video featuring Linda Adelson, Rosetta Tax’s indirect tax partner, discussing SDLT issues in the light of the Coronavirus pandemic, on their Facebook page.

Click here to watch the video.

SDLT, Our team, CoronavirusLinda AdelsonJuly 3, 2020

National Emergencies Trust

Coronavirus Appeal

During the Coronavirus emergency, Rosetta Tax is donating 5% of all fee income to the National Emergencies Trust Coronavirus Appeal, run in association with the Red Cross. Additional donations can be made at this link

CoronavirusLinda AdelsonApril 8, 2020

New stamp duty processes during lock-down

New processes apply for stamping documents and paying stamp duty during the current lock-down. Instead of sending physical documents to the Stamp Office, electronic copies must be sent instead. Cheques sent to the Stamp Office will not be processed - read more to find out the full details.

SDLT, CoronavirusLinda AdelsonMarch 27, 2020