{"id":114475,"date":"2020-02-24T15:07:46","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T08:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/does-being-married-stop-me-being-classed-as-a-first-time-buyer\/"},"modified":"2020-02-24T15:46:04","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T08:46:04","slug":"does-being-married-stop-me-being-classed-as-a-first-time-buyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/does-being-married-stop-me-being-classed-as-a-first-time-buyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Does being married stop me being classed as a first-time buyer?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nI\u2019ve never owned a property, but we\u2019re living in a house my wife bought several years agoQ My wife and I live in a house my wife bought several years ago before we were married. I have never owned a property. If I were to secure a mortgage solely in my name to buy a new property would I get any stamp duty reduction for being a first-time buyer? The plan would be to sell the house we are currently living in as soon as we\u2019ve moved in to a new property.RKA Contrary to what some solicitors and conveyancers have told other readers asking similar questions to yours, being married does not stop you from being defined as a first-time buyer and so qualifying for stamp duty land tax (SDLT) relief. Provided your spouse doesn\u2019t already own property and you are buying in your name only, you can get relief on the first \u00a3300,000 of the purchase price of a property costing up to \u00a3500,000 (there\u2019s no relief if it\u2019s more than that). Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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