stamp duty

British

noun

a tax on legal documents, publications, etc, the payment of which is certified by the attaching or impressing of official stamps

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On 20 January, contracts were exchanged and more than £49,000 transferred to cover stamp duty, the deposit and fees.

From BBC

It currently tracks in line with 2024 levels but is 9% down on the strong start in 2025, when buyers rushed to market to beat the end of the stamp duty relief.

From The Wall Street Journal

The couple's new house comes mortgage-free, with stamp duty and legal fees covered.

From BBC

Millar said economists had described stamp duty as one of the "most economically damaging taxes that we have".

From BBC

The former deputy prime minister quit in September, after it emerged she had failed to pay the correct amount of stamp duty on a £800,000 flat in Hove.

From BBC

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