Postal contact

To help us deal with your transaction efficiently, we are now asking you to make all postal contact with us through Birmingham Stamp Office. This will include correspondence on complex transactions and penalty correspondence (work previously carried out in Manchester and Newcastle.)

To ensure all Birmingham’s post is sorted promptly and is quickly referred to the relevant team, it would be extremely helpful if you could mark correspondence with:

  • the topic: examples given below; and
  • any reference number.

Topic

Please mark as

Stamp Duty

Stamp Duty

Stamp duty reserve tax (SDRT)

SDRT

Stamp duty land tax (SDLT)

 

Financial enquiries

SDLT Finance

Multiple property transactions, where a schedule is included

Multiple Properties

Completion following substantial performance

Substantial performance

Ending of Disadvantaged Areas Relief - Transitional Provisions

DAR

Returns under Section 80, 81 and 81A Finance Act 2003

Section 80, 81, 81A FA 2003

S80/S81/S81A Returns under Schedule 17A Finance Act 2003

Sch 17A FA 2003

Returns relating to cases of contingent or uncertain consideration where tax has been deferred under FA03/S90

SDLT Deferment Application

Request for information and advice - Code of Practice 10

COP10

If you use online filing, you may not need to contact us by post or telephone. The system has many benefits, including screen-based help and built-in validation – and you can get your SDLT 5 certificate back electronically, within a few moments. This can be printed-off and submitted to the appropriate Land Register (with the necessary documents) for registration.

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