The Stamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) Act 2023 (see https://claritaxnews.com/capital-taxes/sdlt-mps-agree-to-reverse-threshold-increase-from-april-2025/) received Royal Assent on 9 February 2023.
The Act reduces temporarily the amount of stamp duty land tax (SDLT) chargeable on the acquisition of residential property by increasing the nil-rate thresholds for purchases between 23 September 2022 and 31 March 2025:
- the amount that a purchaser can pay for residential property before they become liable is increased from £125,000 to £250,000; and
- the nil-rate threshold for first time buyers’ relief is increased from £300,000 to £425,000
The maximum amount that an individual can pay while remaining eligible for first time buyers’ relief is increased from £500,000 to £625,000.
https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3352
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