Pay Stamp Duty Land Tax

You do not pay Stamp Duty Land Tax if you buy a property in:

Stamp Duty Land Tax is paid when property is bought or transferred in the UK.

Payment of Stamp Duty Land Tax should not be confused with paying:

You must submit a return and pay any duty within 14 days of the ‘effective’ transaction date. This is usually the date the transaction is completed, but it can also be the date:

If the deadline is on a weekend or bank holiday, make sure your payment reaches HMRC by the end of the previous working day.

If you do not pay by the deadline, you may need to pay a penalty, interest or both.

You need your 11-character unique transaction reference number. This reference will always be made up of 9 numbers and 2 characters (for example, 123456789MC).

You can find this on your paper return or on your electronic SDLT5 certificate.

If your payment has paid the wrong tax bill, you can contact Stamp Duty Land Tax enquiries to ask for your payment to be moved.

You can pay online using one of the following methods:

You can pay by approving a payment through your online bank account by selecting the ‘pay by bank account’ option.

You will be directed to sign in to your online or mobile banking account to approve your payment.

You will need to have your online banking details to hand to pay this way.