Need to know: latest stamp duty rows

摘要

Charities can acquire property in partnership with non-charities without having to pay stamp duty land tax (SDLT), following a landmark Court of Appeal ruling this month. Property Week finds out how. What are the latest cases about? The Court of Appeal has ruled on two similar cases. One involved the Pollen Estate, a charitable trust that owns 500,000 sq ft of commercial property in London's Mayfair. The appeal concerns four properties bought by a trustee on behalf of the charity.