Jan 15, 2021 | Bullet Point Update
Introduction Land and buildings transaction tax (“LBTT”) is the Scottish version of “stamp duty land tax”. In practice, LBTT is payable mainly in two cases: (1) the purchase of land including in particular residential property, and (2) the grant or transfer of leases...
Mar 13, 2016 | Bullet Point Update
Stamp Duty Land Tax used to apply across the UK in relation to “land transactions”. But, for Scotland, with effect from 1st April 2015, this was replaced by Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (“LBTT”) under the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Act 2013...