Course Details

Stamp duty land tax (SDLT) has become a very important and expensive tax and affects almost all property transactions. This session provides a clear understanding of basic SDLT concepts and principles together with an update on recent developments in the tax.


In this session, Peter Rayney covers the following topics:


•        The building blocks of SDLT

•        Special aspects of the residential property regime and Multiple Dwellings Relief 

•        SDLT aspects of incorporating a property rental business 

•        Intra-group transfers and SDLT group relief 

•        SDLT reliefs available on common company reorganisation transactions

CPD Course Speaker

Peter Rayney Tax Consulting

Peter Rayney

Peter Rayney practises as an independent tax consultant through his own practice, advising owner-managed companies, accountants, lawyers and tax practitioners on a wide range of tax issues. He specialises in company sales/acquisitions, reconstructions, succession planning and all aspects of owner managed business taxation. His firm’s website can be found at www.peterrayney.co.uk

He is always in demand as a tax lecturer and regularly contributes tax articles to the professional press. Peter is also an author of various journals and books including the very popular “Rayney’s Tax Planning for Family and Owner Managed Companies” (Bloomsbury Professional). He has won ‘Tax Writer of the year’ at the Taxation Awards an unprecedented three times.

Peter is President of the Chartered Institute of Taxation and immediate past chairman of the ICAEW Tax ‘s Technical Committee.