Stamp Duty - Customer Newsletters

Warning: All information accessed from this page is relevant to 'Stamp Duty prior to 1st December 2003'.

Stamp Duty applies to a conveyance, transfer or a lease of land where the instrument was executed prior to 1st December 2003. For instruments executed on or after 1 December 2003, Stamp Duty applies only to transfers of stock and marketable securities, and to certain transfers of interest in partnerships.

If you are in any doubt as to whether Stamp Duty applies to a particular transaction please, contact the Stamp Taxes Helpline.

Land transactions which become effective on or after 1st December 2003 are subject to stamp duty land tax (SDLT). See the Stamp Duty Land Tax Manual.

• Stamp Taxes - Customer Newsletter - Stamp Duty Section 80A Finance Act 1986 (Intermediary Relief and Stock Lending Relief) - issue No. 3 - 17th March 2005.
• Form of certificate required when claiming relief from Stamp Duty under section 80A or 80C Finance Act 1986.