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Decided to do a bit of house-hunting over the weekend... check out a new development.
OK, I can come to terms with the fact that price of houses are crazy, but when I went home to check out stamp duty for this new house I was SHOCKED with how much stamp duty I would be liable for! :eek
The house was €675,000 and stamp duty would be 9%! That's like €60,000 ON TOP of the house... that's like a deposit for a whole new house!! I'm sorry but how the hell can the government be allowed to throw such a levy on-top of purchasing a house!! >:
I know that this is a rant that has probably been spoken about time and time again (esp. in this forum) - but I just had to vent my disgust and frustration somewhere! Is there ever going to be a reform of how stamp duty is calculated???
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OK, I can come to terms with the fact that price of houses are crazy, but when I went home to check out stamp duty for this new house I was SHOCKED with how much stamp duty I would be liable for! :eek
The house was €675,000 and stamp duty would be 9%! That's like €60,000 ON TOP of the house... that's like a deposit for a whole new house!! I'm sorry but how the hell can the government be allowed to throw such a levy on-top of purchasing a house!! >:
I know that this is a rant that has probably been spoken about time and time again (esp. in this forum) - but I just had to vent my disgust and frustration somewhere! Is there ever going to be a reform of how stamp duty is calculated???
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