CQS Stamp Duty Land Tax Policy
Does your firm’s Stamp Duty Land Tax policy reflect how your conveyancers actually work?
Need a policy template to work from? Lexsure’s CQS (CPMS) Stamp Duty Land Tax Policy covers calculations, pre-exchange checks, post-completion checks and auditing of SDLT calculations and advice.
Would your SDLT policy stand up to a CQS audit ?
Your team needs clear procedures for checking calculations,
recording advice and escalating concerns. Give them a practical
policy they can follow.
Review Lexsure’s CQS Stamp Duty Land Tax Policy
and strengthen your firm’s procedures today.
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Stamp Duty Changes: SDLT Risks for Conveyancing Lawyers
Originally published January 2016. Updated October 2026. Stamp duty changes create risks for conveyancing lawyers when client questionnaires, calculations and advice fail to keep pace with the rules. The challenge is often establishing the facts that determine which tax treatment applies. Our original article examined the consultation preceding the introduction of higher SDLT rates for…
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SDLT Budgeting: Avoiding a Costly Surprise Before Exchange
Research from TSB highlights that many buyers, especially first-time buyers, neglect to budget for Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) costs, with about a quarter overlooking this expense. This miscalculation significantly affects their financing, as SDLT can consume 10-15% of their total deposit. Compliance with regulatory standards requires firms to provide clear SDLT calculations to clients.