Recent updates to the Stamp duty Land Tax Manual


Below are details of the amendments that were published on 13 February 2009 (see the update index for all updates)


Section Details of update
SDLTM00050 Introduction to Stamp duty land tax: added a note about temporary threshold of £175,000.
SDLTM13050 Calculation of Stamp duty land tax: Deposit & loan arrangements: Example 2: Amended the date to read 1 June 2008 in the first paragraph, and deleted the fourth paragraph.
SDLTM13055 Calculation of Stamp duty land tax: Deposit & loan arrangements: Example 3: Amended the date to read 1 June 2008 in the first paragraph, and deleted the second paragraph.
SDLTM13060 Calculation of Stamp duty land tax: Deposit & loan arrangements: Example 4: Dates amended in the first paragraph.
SDLTM13105 Calculation of Stamp duty land tax: Rent: Rate thresholds: Example 1: Date amended in the first paragraph.
SDLTM13110 Calculation of Stamp duty land tax: Rent: Rate thresholds: Example 2: Date amended in the first paragraph.
SDLTM20055 Reliefs: Disadvantaged areas relief: General Overview. Wording amendment.
SDLTM20060 Reliefs: Disadvantaged areas relief: The relief FA03/SCH6/PARA4. Slight word amendment.
SDLTM20070 Reliefs: Disadvantaged areas relief: Definition of residential property FA03/S116. Wording amendment.
SDLTM20073 Reliefs: Disadvantaged areas relief: Non-residential property FA03/S116. New section FA03/S116(3) defines non-residential property.
SDLTM20076 Reliefs: Disadvantaged areas relief: Residential and non-residential property: further notes. New section further notes for residential and non-residential properties.
SDLTM20080 Reliefs: Disadvantaged areas relief: Mixed-use property FA03/SCH6/PARA6. Wording amendment.
SDLTM20090 Reliefs: Disadvantaged areas relief: Identifying whether land is within a qualifying area (Enterprise Area). Wording amendment
SDLTM10100 Reliefs: Disadvantaged areas relief: Making a claim. Eight paragraph added to text.
SDLTM20110 Reliefs: Disadvantaged areas relief: Relief for non-residential property transactions before 17 March 2005. Wording amendment.
SDLTM20500 Reliefs: Diplomatic premises. New section explaining relief for Diplomatic premises.
SDLTM20600 Reliefs: Sovereign Bodies and International Organisations. New chapter explaining the relief for Sovereign bodies and International organisations.
SDLTM29600 Miscellaneous provisions. New chapter written.
SDLTM29610 Reliefs: NHS Trusts and NHS Foundation Trusts. New section written. Section 61(3)(b)
SDLTM29620 Reliefs: Health Service (Scotland). Section 104A National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 written.
SDLTM29630 Reliefs: Visiting Forces and Allied Headquarters. FA1960/S74A New section written.
SDLTM29640 Reliefs: Friendly Societies. Section 105A Friendly Societies Act 1974 New section written.
SDLTM29650 Reliefs: Building Societies. Section 108A Building Societies Act 1986 new section written.
SDLTM29660 Reliefs: Highways. Section 281A Highways Act 1980.new section written.
SDLTM29670 Reliefs: Municipal Airports. Section 76A Airports Act 1986 New section written.
SDLTM29680 Reliefs: Heritage bodies. Section 11A National Heritage Act 1980 New section written.
SDLTM29690 Reliefs: Lighthouses. Section 221 Merchant Shipping Act 1995 New section written
SDLTM29700 Reliefs: Agreements under Inclosure Act 1845. Section 163A Inclosure Act 1845 New section written.
SDLTM29710 Reliefs: Grants under Metropolitan Commons Act 1866. Section 33 Metropolitan Commons Act 1866 New section written.
SDLTM31610 Application: Bodies registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1955. As amended
SDLTM27005 Reliefs: Right to buy transactions, shared ownership leases etc. General overview FA03/S70 and FA03/SCH9 re written.
SDLTM27020 Reliefs: Right to buy transactions, shared ownership leases etc. Conditions the shared ownership lease must fulfil FA03/SCH9/PARA2 re written.
SDLTM27030 Reliefs: Right to buy transactions, shared ownership leases etc. Shared ownership leases FA03/SCH9/PARA2 re written.
SDLTM27040 Reliefs: Right to buy transactions, shared ownership leases etc. Shared ownership leases, market value FA03/SCH9/PARA2 re written.
SDLTM27050 Reliefs: Right to buy transactions, shared ownership leases etc. Market value election for leasehold property where additional shares may be purchased FA03/SCH9/PARA4, re written.
SDLTM27060 Reliefs: Right to buy transactions, shared ownership leases etc. Staircasing transactions re written.
SDLTM27065 Reliefs: Right to buy transactions, shared ownership leases etc: New section written, shared ownership leases: treatment where market value election not made: effect linked transactions rules FA03/SCH9/PARA4B
SDLTM13010 Calculation of Stamp duty land tax: lease premium: residential property. Section re written.
SDLTM13012 Calculation of stamp duty land tax: Lease premium: Non-residential or “mixed” property. Complete new section.
SDLTM13015 Calculation of stamp duty land tax: Lease premium: Relevant rental figure. Section rewritten.
SDLTM13020 Calculation of stamp duty land tax: Lease premium: Relevant rental figure: Example 1. Section re written.
SDLTM13025 Calculation of stamp duty land tax: Lease premium: Relevant rental figure: Example 2. Section re written.
SDLTM13030 Calculation of stamp duty land tax: Lease premium: Relevant rental figure: Example 3. Section re written.
SDLTM13035 Calculation of stamp duty land tax: Lease premium: Relevant rental figure: Example 4. Section re written.
SDLTM10022 Timeshares. Complete new section written
SDLTM10023 Mobile Homes, Caravans and Houseboats. Complete new section written.
SDLTM84250 Compliance: Assessments and Revenue determinations. Revenue determinations FA03/SCH10/PARA25. Information on appeals added to this section.