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  • Profile photo of merlomerlo
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    @merlo
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    Hi everyone…love the discussions

    I purchased an investment property last year that was already rented out to a tenant. I was told by a solicitor later that if I had of put on the contract “On going concern” I would not have had to pay stamp duty..as it was already tenanted…I thought this a little bizzare..can anyone shed some light on this?

    thanks

    Profile photo of ANUBISANUBIS
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    @anubis
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    Haven’t heard this one before Merlo. I’d be interested to see responses from others. Sounds too good to be true.

    Profile photo of HotRodHotRod
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    @hotrod
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    Are you sure he wasn’t talking about the stamp duty on the lease? If the lease is for an extended period the SD can be quite a bit depending where you are.

    Don’t know of any way getting around SD on the sale of a property etc. Someone has to pay and it generally the purchaser.

    Later……..

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    @diclem
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    Yes, please guys,

    Someone answer this question one way or the other!

    Keep smiling,

    Sue [:)]

    Be careful not step on the flowers when you’re looking at the stars

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    @merlo
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    ‘ll go back to the source of information and check exactly what he means….sounds to good to be true…doesn’t it….Merlo
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