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SDLT - Adding person to title

Paulcox74
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SDLT - Adding person to title

Postby Paulcox74 » Tue Mar 13, 2018 6:06 pm

Hi,

Just wondered if anyone can help with this scenario?

Person A owns a flat and wants to add Person B to the title. There is no mortgage in place and no money is changing hands. Am I right in thinking there is no SDLT due?

Cheers

Paul

bd6759
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Re: SDLT - Adding person to title

Postby bd6759 » Tue Mar 13, 2018 7:23 pm

Yes

Paulcox74
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Re: SDLT - Adding person to title

Postby Paulcox74 » Tue Mar 13, 2018 8:58 pm

Thank you. Is there any potential IHT liability here?

Additional info;

Flat is worth approximately £250k
Person a and b are mother and son
Son is sole beneficiary in mothers will

bd6759
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Re: SDLT - Adding person to title

Postby bd6759 » Tue Mar 13, 2018 11:25 pm

Who lives in the house?

Paulcox74
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Re: SDLT - Adding person to title

Postby Paulcox74 » Tue Mar 13, 2018 11:44 pm

Just person A

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Re: SDLT - Adding person to title

Postby maths » Wed Mar 14, 2018 3:12 pm

Just adding son to the legal title does not create any SDLT or IHT consequences assuming that there is no transfer of any of mother's beneficial interest at the same time.

Is the intention to transfer to the son any beneficial interest?

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Re: SDLT - Adding person to title

Postby Paulcox74 » Wed Mar 14, 2018 6:51 pm

Great, thanks.

No change in beneficial interest initially but may be further down the line if property is let. Would then want the rent to be payable to the Son (guessing via Form 17/Declaration of Trust).

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Re: SDLT - Adding person to title

Postby bd6759 » Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:51 pm

You will need a declaration of trust when you put B on the deeds. The deed will say that A & B hold title for the sole benefit of A.

If the deed is amended to give B 100% beneficial interest, you will have a gift with reservation of benefit, so it will remain in A's estate for as a long as A lives there. Once A moves out it will become a PET for 7 years.

Form 17 is not appropriate because A & B cannot be married (or be in a civil partnership.)

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Re: SDLT - Adding person to title

Postby Paulcox74 » Wed Mar 14, 2018 10:29 pm

Thanks again.

With regards the PET, if the estate is worth less than £325,000, does that effectively mean if Person A dies within 7 years then no IHT will be payable anyway?

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Re: SDLT - Adding person to title

Postby bd6759 » Thu Mar 15, 2018 12:03 am

Yes. A PET just means that the gift remains part of the estate for 7 years.


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