http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/15/section/1Stamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) Act 2020An Act to make provision to reduce for a temporary period the amount of stamp duty land tax chargeable on the acquisition of residential property.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2025-04-30Expert Participation2025-03-20 11This section makes modifications of Part 4 of the Finance Act 2003 in relation to any land transaction the effective date of which falls in the period (“the initial temporary relief period”)—abeginning with 8 July 2020, andbending with 30 June 2021.2Section 55(1B) (amount of stamp duty land tax chargeable: general) has effect as if for Table A there were substituted—TABLE A: RESIDENTIAL

Part of relevant consideration	Percentage
So much as does not exceed £500,000	0%
So much as exceeds £500,000 but does not exceed £925,000	5%
So much as exceeds £925,000 but does not exceed £1,500,000	10%
The remainder (if any)	12%

.3Schedule 4ZA (higher rates of stamp duty land tax for additional dwellings etc) has effect as if for the Table A in section 55(1B) mentioned in paragraph 1(2) there were substituted—TABLE A: RESIDENTIAL

Part of relevant consideration	Percentage
So much as does not exceed £500,000	3%
So much as exceeds £500,000 but does not exceed £925,000	8%
So much as exceeds £925,000 but does not exceed £1,500,000	13%
The remainder (if any)	15%

.4Paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 5 (amount of SDLT chargeable in respect of rent) has effect as if for Table A there were substituted—TABLE A: RESIDENTIAL

Rate bands	Percentage
£0 to £500,000	0%
Over £500,000	1%

.5Part 4 of the Finance Act 2003 has effect as if section 57B and Schedule 6ZA (which concern relief for first-time buyers) were omitted (and, accordingly, Schedule 9 is to have effect as if paragraphs 15 to 16 were omitted).6In a case where—aas a result of section 44(4) of the Finance Act 2003 the effective date of a land transaction falls in the initial temporary relief period, andbthe contract concerned is completed by a conveyance after that period ends,section 44(8) of that Act is not to apply in relation to that conveyance if the sole reason that (but for this subsection) it would have applied is the reason given by subsection (6A).6AFor this purpose, the sole reason is either—athat the modifications made by subsections (2) to (5) have no effect in relation to that conveyance, orbthat both paragraph (a) applies and the increased rates provided for by section 51 of the Finance Act 2025 would have had effect in relation to that conveyance.7Section 44(10) of the Finance Act 2003 applies for the purposes of subsection (6).Words in s. 1 heading substituted (10.6.2021) by Finance Act 2021 (c. 26), s. 87(2)(c)Words in s. 1(1) substituted (10.6.2021) by Finance Act 2021 (c. 26), s. 87(2)(b)Words in s. 1(6)(a) substituted (10.6.2021) by Finance Act 2021 (c. 26), s. 87(2)(b)Words in s. 1(1)(b) substituted (10.6.2021) by Finance Act 2021 (c. 26), s. 87(2)(a)Words in s. 1(6) substituted (20.3.2025) by Finance Act 2025 (c. 8), s. 52(2)(a)S. 1(6A) inserted (20.3.2025) by Finance Act 2025 (c. 8), s. 52(2)(b)