Is there any way to mitigate stamp duty?
Due to the Treasury having “plugged” the majority of stamp duty mitigation schemes effectively the only arrangement left is if a property is owned by a company with the property being the only asset of that company. If you acquire the shares of the company then no stamp duty is payable unless the shares in the company carry with them a specific right to occupy that property. This would not be the case if the property is a commercial property and it is the only asset of the company.
