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Yeah they will guide you.
I always thought you could just "gift" it, rather than her paying for it, and since no money is changing hands then no stamp duty is payable.
Hovis-
Not sure. I'd probably have to account for the big wodge of cash landing in my account somehow... Neither of us mind paying what's due when it comes to tax.
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HMRC guidance is here for SDLT
The main thing that isn't obvious is if she is taking over some of the mortgage that is still a payment (it's just the cash part has been deferred).
Oops, think that should have @Sparky
Sparky
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From what @Soul says, you just treat whatever slice of the place she's buying as a purchase. So if that chunk is large enough to breach the stamp duty limit, you have to pay. But the slice we're talking about isn't big enough to breach that limit.
I'm sure I'll get a proper steer from the conveyancing solicitor in time - they're the ones who handle the calculation and payment of stamp duty, right?