Three Ways To Avoid 3% SDLT Surcharge On BTL Property Purchases

In 2016, Chancellor George Osborne introduced a 3% SDLT surcharge on all investment property purchases. Many buy to let investors stopped buying in high value areas like London and the South East because the SDLT surcharge made the purchase uneconomic.
But if you know how, the 3% SDLT surcharge can be completely avoided. In this video Ranjan Bhattacharya shares 3 ways to avoid the 3% SDLT surcharge on your buy to let investment property purchases.
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[@ranjanbhattacharya-succeed7617]

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[@TheEndIsNearerThanYouThink]

you missed that 6 or more residential dwellings is also classed as commercial

[@jannatunferdous2013]

Where is it

[@arturo468]

Save yourself some time and fast forward to 3:05. Life is too short to listen to unnecessary chat.

[@jaystanley3996]

Legend!

[@AlfredDzadey]

Thank you! 🤣

[@samiisaboss5067]

I love your videos and have watched so many! You’ve inspired me loads and have recently purchased a BTL property!

[@AnishPandey]

Thoroughly enjoyed, valuable content, cheers!

[@charming1977]

Excellent content Ranjan. Surprised why so little awareness about it. Please keep them coming.

[@samarshi539]

Many thank you Ranjan for the information.

[@jatanshah5260]

Your videos are so informative. Keep up thr work please. Thank you

[@DrAAAli]

There are other creative treatments out there and some organisations actively pitch their sdlt avoidance schemes (perfectly legit) via accounting treatments, you may also have a large property with several titles that would almost cancel out sdlt and so on. Thanks Ranjan, great video.

[@venudr]

Amazing Ranjan. Thank you for sharing

[@bb-st1cs]

Fantastic information may keep up good work

[@anjumguppy695]

Thanks Ranjan. Great video.

[@garyhodge7861]

In your first example it is the SDLT that has been reduced to £5k, there is no reduction in the surcharge. In the third example the judge decided a derelict property was not a dwelling and non residential rates apply, therefore it would be £14.5k, the same as the commercial/mixed use example.

Thanks for such useful info..'

[@MrNessav]

Hi Ranjan ,great work you do here.Could you clarify your 2nd way on in your video regarding commercial property with mixed use.If I only buy a flat on a separate lease above a shop ( and not the shop itself) will the 3% still be applicable.Thanks in advance

[@beyondthesea663]

Great content! But please check your sound levels. There was lots of crackling and bad audio on this one. Hopefully fixable post production. But thanks for the video!

[@andrewcarr9239]

Can you please show your workings when making calculations, would make it so much easier to understand, rather than having to go to secondary sites to check stamp duty rates etc. Thanks for the video

[@milindrakh]

Hi, I own a house with my wife. We are looking to buy a second home but keeping the current one. Is there a way using a trust to reduce my SDT? Thanks

[@YBrar-cv4ue]

Thanks

[@aryehelectricalltd7247]

whats going to be the change for march 11 2020 about stamp duty for buy to let under 500k ? and I it true if I got a lot of property I get cheaper ? or if I buy on a new company ? thanks harie

[@tonyhumphreys809]

So just for clarity, if a property is inhabitable then there is no stamp to pay? Does this still apply f buying in a limited company?

[@reconforsales7708]

Hi, I am in the process of buying a BTL on a 600K property. Its a Residential property. I have been told that if I don't pay the stamp duty within 14 days, I can be fined capped at £300 and will have a year to pay it off. Is this true?

[@kamgunner5920]

On the MDR example you see 4 dwellings at completion! Can I ask would you achieve that by having a delayed completion? Also is that 4 minimum or max dwellings to get MDR? Thanks.

[@clivet3846]

Always interesting ... but maybe invest in a decent off camera microphone ;)

[@JackKing12.]

Are underlease flats best to stay away? Thanks...

[@xbates537]

I bought a house with 4 flats in it but under one freehold title. Am I allowed to applied the MDR?

[@terrydavis6368]

stamp duty was brought in to fight the napoleonic war and they promised the tax would be abolished when the war ended.

[@ranjanbhattacharya-succeed7617]

Thanks for the clarification. Its funny how these 'temporary' taxes become permanent?

[@terrydavis6368]

@@ranjanbhattacharya-succeed7617 Yes it probably results in less tax revenue generated also as tax reduces growth. Thanks for these videos I have learned a lot of important information from them. Property on youtube is a minefield of people trying to sell seminars for thousands of pounds. There are very few channels like yours that just give useful information.

[@mj897]

@@ranjanbhattacharya-succeed7617 not true...that was income tax..it gets extended every July in parliament.

[@alitopq]

Another reason to invest abroad

[@j.a.c.kgaming4061]

So can we be cheeky if going to renovate, ie rip the bathroom out before exchange/completion if vendor allows ;)

[@rogerrodrigues5971]

What was the name of the case which won against the HMRC?

[@jeffocarroll7848]

So my question is : what reasons make a property uninhabitable? Full refurb needed? Damp problem?

[@praveensharma4106]

Great

[@davidmcbride4401]

If you purchase a portion of a second home worth less than £40,000, is SDLT still payable on the whole amount if the purchase price of the second home is more than £40,000?

[@hirenpatelx]

I have 7 buy to let properties and I have one commercial property which is shop and flats Upstair I hv lived 26 years in it , now I hv bought property 2017 for £500000 I paid stamp duty 30000 , I hv redeveloped the property in 15 months have I eligible for refund on stamp duty? Thanks ranjan

[@harryrock169]

Hi Ranjan, thank you for taking your time to share some useful info. Would you be able to advise whether I need to pay 2nd home stamp duty (I currently own a home where I live up north mortgage free but looking to buy a 2 bed flat in London around £375k where I’m thinking of residing , so do I need to pay the 8% stamp duty ? Or anyway avoiding the additional 3%? Thank you for your reply.

[@novembermoon9909]

Do U know what a MR01 is please why would a company property have a MR01 charge registered with companies house evidenced by instruments meaning

[@ThisIsMTH]

Not sure who you are and I’ve only watched a couple of your videos, but it pays to head north of Watford once in a while. You mention ‘north vs south’ a lot, but there are many pockets that are far more costly than the SE, FYI.

[@ranjanbhattacharya-succeed7617]

You are absolutely right. We also have proeprty outside the M25. Regulars on the channel, know that I am prone to making London centric jokes!!

[@weichengcn]

Hi Ranjan, at which point is MDR determined? exchange or completion?

[@davidjsupertramp]

The video states at completion

[@solite4168]

Good video thanks! What if you buy a home to live in but you keep the home you are currently living in and rent it out? Thanks

[@rabk000]

No SDLR to pay as long as it was bought as your first home not an investment property. But if you want to rent it out you will need lenders permission.

[@bgurung9046]

@@rabk000 No, you will still have to pay the high SDLT because the new house that you are going to purchase (even though you yourself is going to live in it!) will be classed as your 2nd home and you have to pay this high SDLT on the 2nd home or beyond.

[@rabk000]

I am struggling to let two empty commercial units in Gt Yarmouth where there are many empty units in town. I have approached all the local agents but they have too much stock in their books so cannot help. I am told by local architects that PP is impossible due to the location being in Flood Risk Zone 3. Can you cover these sort of issues in a future video?

[@truthquest1194]

Is the content of this video still applicable as at 06/04/2024?

[@arturo468]

It's not just investment and BTL purchases that are subject to the surcharge. Homeowners moving house pay it as well, if they own another property.

[@kbc138]

Can you please clarify, the surcharge applies to more than one property owned regardless if personal or BTL, it does not apply only to investment property. I had BTLs but no personal property and when I bought my first residential to live in with my wife I had to pay surcharge on that property because I own other BTL properties and my wife had her own before I married her. She decided to keep her own and convert to BTL but I was getting penalised because owned other BTL and my decided to not sell her lived in property. Because I married her in 2015 and we bought late 2016 I was shafted. Can you advise?

[@akaskhan570]

Hi did you pay the surcharge rate on your BTL property (surcharge is extra 3% when your 2nd property)

[@kbc138]

@@akaskhan570 My BTL properties where bought years ago and since getting married late in life and late 2015 I decided to buy my first living in property and because my wife had her own place already and wasn't going to sell her property i got slap the surcharge. Had she decided to sell her property within 2yrs then we could claim back the surcharge. But as she didn't want for her own security i remain being slap for getting married to someone who had their own property. I should not pay my portion of the surcharge as it is my first main residence. If you have other info regarding this it would help as HMRC says anything more than one is charged regardless.

[@Theglobalpeace]

Appreciate if you could answer these Qs: A 4 bed property (if I get HMO licence) with shared kitchen and one double rooms has ensuite, other 2 double rooms shared bathroom and 4th double bedroom has a downstairs bathroom, would that be qualified for MDR? To qualify as 'Self contained' units each room must have an ensuite and kitchen?

[@kamgunner5920]

Hi Ranjan, any chance of mentoring? I would be most grateful if I could come along to educate myself of the processes in developing and the workings of the real estate business. I want to see projects in person from start to finish. Thank you.

[@ranjanbhattacharya-succeed7617]

Check out www.succeedinproperty.com/mastermind This year our masterminded will shadow 4 live projects at various stages of development. We have a few places left for January start.

[@lexrondon4204]

Wanna piss someone off... Raise their phone volume and send this to them.. bro.....

[@rizshah8189]

HI HOW HAVE YOU WORKED OUT THE STAMP DUTY ON 500K TO BE 30K? IS IT NOT 15K???

[@murdo20]

Stamp duty plus 3%+ surcharge (another £15k)

[@rizshah8189]

nice 1

[@dianekeogh]

Commercial is: £0-£150,000 = 0%, £151,000-£250,000 = 2% (£2,000), and the remainder is at 5% (£12,500). Total is £14,500. However, if residential, then it is £30,000.

[@akaskhan570]

Im buying my first property on a buy to let mortgage. Do i have to pay the extra 3% tax

[@ranjanbhattacharya-succeed7617]

yes. If you are buying your first property for buy to let (whether in your personal name or in a Ltd company), the 3% SDLT surcharge is payable. If you are buying your first ever property for your own occupation, then it is not. (also refer to HMRC SDLT calculator website)

[@gary6395]

@@ranjanbhattacharya-succeed7617 I know someone who bought hi first property as BTL, and he did not pay extra tax.

[@sahmedt9]

@@gary6395 for now....... I guess the solicitors got it wrong as theyre the ones who pay the tax to hmrc on our behalf.

[@sahmedt9]

Why would you buy your first home as buy to let....???

[@akaskhan570]

Gary i have checked on hmrc website u dont have to pay the extra 3% on Btl for first time but u wont get the first time buyer discount it will be just normal rate

[@albert_zernoff]

Hold on... 3% charge based on £500,000 is £15,000..... not £30k ............... Why is that?

[@kogantivijay]

What does he mean by new investors are going up North ? Is he referring to Scotland ! Can someone tell me please

[@bgurung9046]

My understanding is that the North means the North England! I.e. Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham, Sheffield, Newcastle-upon-tyne etc. Properties are very cheap (I have seen some freehold houses from around £30k in the worst parts of some small towns in the North!!!) in the North (North England) comparing to the South (South England), so you won't have to pay as much tax as in the south when buying cheap properties in the North. North can mean Scotland as well (?), and Properties are cheap there too.

[@viliuskaralevicius1690]

have you been to jail

[@silasatlas3835]

yep all go the governments coffers and the exchecker ,and the taxman.🕴🕴

[@sahmedt9]

Are you rich? Lol

[@kryptoniteee]

FJ Guy he’s a millionaire.

[@robmason320]

What's more important is that hes rich in knowledge 👍

[@bgurung9046]

I would say "Ofcourse" he is a multi-millionaire coz he has been a property Investor for 30years already. And that's in the Southeast, and we all know how much of the inflation in the Southeast properties since 1990s.