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Makes no sense to me. If it's a loophole and they want to close it, they should close it for all properties.

Agreed. I don't doubt that. It's possible that the courts will agree with you, but I wouldn't be surprised if they don't. It would be odd if even Labour interpreted the law this way for their properties, but then the government argue the opposite.

No it doesn't. You have shown no existing (prior to the budget) law that says what ILOVEBHA was offering was illegal. They may stop it for future transactions, they may even prosecutes people who didn't do things correctly in the first place. I do dislike people getting away without paying their...

Do they? They seem to suggest that some schemes will be looked into, and it's possible that not all will be allowed. But does it say anywhere that if you buy a company that owns a property that you will have to pay more than 0.5% tax?

Yes, but it's not like this is your first opportunity. You said you didn't think the sceme worked and you'd been advised against it, and then on the next page you said the same thing, and then on the next page you said the same thing. That's tax for you. Firstly, you posted that while I was...

You don't seem to be posting any insight into how these schemes work, you're just against them regardless of what evidence is posted here. You're saying 'keep your fingers crossed' because you want to suggest the schemes aren't worth it, but you have no evidence of anyone ever having to pay...

I don't disagree with your scepticism about companies running 'schemes'. If most of their work is on such a scheme, then they will clearly not be able to pay all of the saved stamp duty if a court decides it is owed by all clients, so yes, such a company would disappear and the clients would be...

You say that you thought about using this scheme, but that there was something it you felt uneasy with, but you know of a client that used it. Then you say you haven't looked into any scheme. What are you talking about? Is there definitely only one scheme, and how can you feel uneasy about it if...

How did the scheme that you looked at work?

Any school is better than no school, and with no state school, there will be plenty of people going to no school. The NHS isn't just for emergencies and operations, but then I would think that, my wife works for them. Those emergencies and ops still need paying for though, and without the NHS my...

Of course it isn't. Many people determine their own tax using self cert, but that doesn't mean they know as much as Alan Sugar's tax advisor. It may be simple for a solicitor to fill in the stamp duty forms, but it takes a little more to find loopholes and make savings for your client. I agree...

No, that's not how it's done. Can you discuss the mthods you use, or PM me? Yes you do. You use the state schools to educate children and keep them off the streets, preventing them from smashing your stupid head to a pulp with a brick (do you honestly think your life would be the same if...