Stamp Duty for Armed Forces serving overseas
9 years ago | 3 comments
Stamp duty refund on property abroad?
12:10 AM, 24th February 2023, 3 years ago
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Hi, My husband is Australian and owns a house in Australia. He hasn’t lived in it for over 15 years while living in Europe and his mother was living in it. He is going to try and sell it.
In the meantime, we have had an offer accepted on a property in the UK. In terms of getting a refund from stamp duty on a 2nd property – would he be eligible?
Would the Australian property be considered his main residence? We are currently renting and he has never owned a property elsewhere in the world.
Thanks,
Sarah
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property abroad, Stamp duty
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12:37 PM, 24th February 2023, About 3 years ago
I believe to be considered a main residence you have to have lived in it as a main residence within three years of buying the new main residence. Then you have three years to sell the original main residence and claim back the extra stamp duty.
So it hasn’t been the main residence for 15 years (more than the 3 years allowed) so you would need to sell before you bought the new main residence.