C1Part 4Stamp duty land tax

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Amount of tax chargeable

55I1Amount of tax chargeable: general

1

The amount of tax chargeable in respect of a chargeable transaction is a percentage of the chargeable consideration for the transaction.

2

That percentage is determined by reference to whether the relevant land—

a

consists entirely of residential property (in which case Table A below applies), or

b

consists of or includes land that is not residential property (in which case Table B below applies),

and, in either case, by reference to the amount of the relevant consideration.

Table A: Residential

Relevant consideration

Percentage

Not more than F1£125,000

0%

More than F1£125,000 but not more than £250,000

1%

More than £250,000 but not more than £500,000

3%

More than £500,000

4%

Table B: Non-residential or mixed

Relevant consideration

Percentage

Not more than £150,000

0%

More than £150,000 but not more than £250,000

1%

More than £250,000 but not more than £500,000

3%

More than £500,000

4%

3

For the purposes of subsection (2)—

a

the relevant land is the land an interest in which is the main subject-matter of the transaction, and

b

the relevant consideration is the chargeable consideration for the transaction,

subject as follows.

4

If the transaction in question is one of a number of linked transactions—

a

the relevant land is any land an interest in which is the main subject-matter of any of those transactions, and

b

the relevant consideration is the total of the chargeable consideration for all those transactions.

5

This section has effect subject to—

  • section 74 (collective enfranchisement by leaseholders), and

  • section 75 (crofting community right to buy),

(which provide for the rate of tax to be determined by reference to a fraction of the relevant consideration).

6

In the case of a transaction for which the whole or part of the chargeable consideration is rent this section has effect subject to section 56 and Schedule 5 (amount of tax chargeable: rent).

7

References in this Part to the “rate of tax” are to the percentage determined under this section.