Stamp Duty to pay
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For residential purchases in England and Northern Ireland, at rates from 1 April 2025. A guide only: your solicitor confirms the final amount.
Stamp Duty Land Tax is charged in bands, on the part of the price that falls in each band. For a home mover the rates are 0% up to £125,000, 2% from £125,001 to £250,000, 5% from £250,001 to £925,000, 10% from £925,001 to £1.5 million and 12% above that.
First-time buyers pay nothing on the first £300,000 and 5% from £300,001 to £500,000, as long as the price is £500,000 or less. Additional homes, such as a buy-to-let or second home, pay a 5% surcharge on every band. Buyers who are not UK resident pay a further 2%.
For worked examples, reliefs and when the tax is due, read our Stamp Duty guide. Buying in London? See our homes for sale and the buying guide.
£15,000 for a home mover, £10,000 for a first-time buyer and £40,000 for an additional home, at the rates from 1 April 2025.
Not on the first £300,000. They pay 5% on the part from £300,001 to £500,000. Above £500,000, standard rates apply.
The buyer. Your solicitor usually pays it for you within 14 days of completion.
No. Scotland has Land and Buildings Transaction Tax and Wales has Land Transaction Tax, with their own rates.
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