How to duck the higher rate of stamp duty

The higher rate of stamp duty on second properties comes with several exceptions, says Sarah Moore. Here's what they are.

Boris Johnson plastering a wall © Photo by Julian Makey/Shutterstock

Johnson wants to axe stamp duty on houses worth less than £500,000
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The higher rate of stamp duty on second properties comes with several exceptions, syas Sarah Moore. Here's what they are.

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Sarah is MoneyWeek's investment editor. She graduated from the University of Southampton with a BA in English and History, before going on to complete a graduate diploma in law at the College of Law in Guildford. She joined MoneyWeek in 2014 and writes on funds, personal finance, pensions and property.