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Stamp duty: are corporate vehicles the answer?

By: Series: Solicitors' Journal ; 144(28) 688-689(2)Publication details: 2000Subject(s): Summary: In light of the stamp duty increase to 4% on land and property sold for more than £500,000, asks whether there is room for mitigating the stamp duty cost of a major property sale. Describes the stamp duty rate differential between property sales and share sales, and weighs up the advantages and disadvantages of both.

In light of the stamp duty increase to 4% on land and property sold for more than £500,000, asks whether there is room for mitigating the stamp duty cost of a major property sale. Describes the stamp duty rate differential between property sales and share sales, and weighs up the advantages and disadvantages of both.