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The latest research from high-net-worth mortgage broker, Enness Global, has revealed that in some parts of the high-end London market homebuyers are still looking at a stamp duty bill of £1.6m, despite today’s announcement.

The chancellor has scrapped stamp duty on property transactions up to the £500,000 mark, a move that will be welcomed by the average home buyer who stands to save nearly £2,500 on their purchase.

Of course, this saving will be more notable in some parts of the market, with the average London homeowner due to save over £14,000 on their transaction. With this stamp duty holiday also applying to the first £500,000 for purchases above this threshold, high-end buyers will also enjoy a considerable saving of as much as £15,000.

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Enness Global analysed the current median sold price in London’s most prestigious property postcodes for transactions over £3m so far this year. They then looked at the current stamp duty tax cost and what it will be now with the discount considered.

Across these postcodes, the median sold price for transactions above £3m is £4.9m so far this year. At this price threshold, the stamp duty owed would be £504,394, falling to £489,394 with today’s discount considered.

The N2 postcode is home to the highest stamp duty bill. With a median sold price of £14.1m so far this year, homebuyers would usually pay over £1.6m in stamp duty, although with the discount applied this falls to £1,595,250.

The W1K postcode is also home to a stamp duty bill in excess of £1m. Pre-discount, the median sold price of over £9.2m would have racked up a bill of £1,021,050; however, with the discount applied this falls to £1,006,050.

The W1G, NW8, SW1W, N6, SW1A and SW3 postcodes are also home to a median sold price between £5.6m-£7.5m so far this year, meaning even with today’s reduction, stamp duty will still set these high-end homebuyers back by between £570,000 and £800,000.

Group CEO of Enness Global Mortgages, Islay Robinson, commented:

“It is fair to assume that the average homebuyer needs a more significant financial boost than those buying in the very top tiers of the UK property market. However, it’s also fair to say that the government has mostly ignored the top end of the market in recent years which has had a detrimental impact on demand and property values in the prime London market, in particular.

This latest announcement has been much of the same and although high-end homeowners will enjoy some form of discount where stamp duty is concerned, they certainly won’t be getting any richer thanks to Rishi.

In fact, this archaic tax continues to leave a bad taste in the mouth of prime buyers who are paying huge sums in addition to the value of their chosen property and it’s about time this government money grab was abolished completely.”

See below data tables and saving based on the difference between the following.

Existing Stamp Duty Land Tax based on current thresholds of 2% between £125k to £250k, 5% between £250k-£925k, 10% between £925k and £1.5m and 12% over £1.5m.

New Stamp Duty Land Tax based on a 5% charged between £500k to £925k, 10% between £925k and £1.5m and 12% over £1.5m.

Postcode district Median Sold Price (2020) Existing SDLT Saving New SDLT sum
N2 £14,137,500 £1,610,250 £15,000 £1,595,250
W1K £9,227,500 £1,021,050 £15,000 £1,006,050
W1G £7,525,000 £816,750 £15,000 £801,750
NW8 £6,900,000 £741,750 £15,000 £726,750
SW1W £6,675,000 £714,750 £15,000 £699,750
N6 £6,250,000 £663,750 £15,000 £648,750
SW1A £5,765,000 £605,550 £15,000 £590,550
SW3 £5,600,000 £585,750 £15,000 £570,750
SW1H £5,000,000 £513,750 £15,000 £498,750
SW7 £4,975,000 £510,750 £15,000 £495,750
SW1X £4,790,000 £488,550 £15,000 £473,550
W11 £4,700,000 £477,750 £15,000 £462,750
W4 £4,600,000 £465,750 £15,000 £450,750
W8 £4,590,500 £464,610 £15,000 £449,610
W1H £4,400,000 £441,750 £15,000 £426,750
W1B £4,400,000 £441,750 £15,000 £426,750
SW15 £4,400,000 £441,750 £15,000 £426,750
SW19 £4,382,500 £439,650 £15,000 £424,650
SW10 £4,150,000 £411,750 £15,000 £396,750
NW3 £4,075,000 £402,750 £15,000 £387,750
W2 £3,970,000 £390,150 £15,000 £375,150
W1S £3,965,000 £389,550 £15,000 £374,550
SW18 £3,950,000 £387,750 £15,000 £372,750
W1T £3,865,000 £377,550 £15,000 £362,550
SW4 £3,862,500 £377,250 £15,000 £362,250
SW13 £3,850,000 £375,750 £15,000 £360,750
NW1 £3,825,000 £372,750 £15,000 £357,750
SW6 £3,775,000 £366,750 £15,000 £351,750
W1U £3,750,000 £363,750 £15,000 £348,750
SW11 £3,350,000 £315,750 £15,000 £300,750
N7 £3,350,000 £315,750 £15,000 £300,750
W6 £3,200,000 £297,750 £15,000 £282,750
W1W £3,093,768 £285,002 £15,000 £270,002
W1J £3,000,000 £273,750 £15,000 £258,750
PCL average £4,922,037 £504,394 £15,000 £489,394
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