Stamp Duty Calculator

** Further to the announcement on 8th July 2020 from the chancellor in the mini-budget, please note the below calculator does NOT take into consideration the updates announcing the stamp duty holiday on purchase up to £500,000 on all completions of house sales up until 31st March 2021 with immediate effect. **

Stamp Duty Land Tax calculator

You can use the following calculator to work out how much you will have to budget.

The calculator works out the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) you'll have to pay for residential purchases (including lease premium) using new rules effective from 4 December 2014.

Residential property purchase price (£)

How does the Stamp Duty reform effect you?

In 2014, the Chancellor, George Osborne, announced the long-awaited changes to the Stamp Duty Land Tax, payable by buyers of UK property.

This long held cost to buyers has been criticised in the past as not adjusting with the increase in house prices, and was notably harsh to sellers their properties just above specific price points. The previous system distorted the market by making it very unattractive to buy a property for a price just above the stamp duty thresholds of £125,000, £250,000, £500,000, £1m, £2m because the entire value of the purchase was taxed at one rate.

Under the new system, which came into effect at midnight on 4 December 2004, buyers of properties under £937,000 will pay less Stamp Duty than the old system. However, buyers paying over this amount may pay considerably more.

First Time Buyer (Property up to £500,000)

Purchase Price	Rate of tax payable
£0 - £300,000	0%
£300,001 - £500,000	2%

First Home

Purchase Price	Rate of tax payable
£0 - £125,000	0%
£125,001 - £250,000	2%
£250,001 - £925,000	5%
£925,001 - £1,500,000	10%
Over £1,500,000	12%

Buy-to-let or Second Home

Purchase Price	Rate of tax payable
£0 - £40,000	0%
£40,001 - £125,000	3%
£125,001 - £250,000	5%
£250,001 - £925,000	8%
£925,001 - £1,500,000	13%
Over £1,500,000	15%