2008 Budget: Have SDLT 60s been abolished? (Full update) | Practical Law
In the 2008 Budget, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) confirmed that the Finance Bill 2008 (FB 2008) will change the rules in section 77 of the Finance Act 2003 (FA 2003) on notifying HMRC about land transactions for SDLT purposes. The change applies new notification thresholds to leasehold and freehold transactions that have an effective date on or after 12 March 2008.