Stamp Duty: Area Compliance Certificate
Conveyancing Committee
05/11/2004
The latest edition of the Revenue鈥檚 statement of practice on stamp duty, SD10A, contains new requirements, the effect of which may be that certification of compliance with the building regulations from the Department of the Environment will be sought by Revenue as a prerequisite to obtaining stamp duty relief on the purchase of new houses. The inference is that if a department inspector is not satisfied, stamp duty relief may be refused. Urgent clarification has been sought from the department but, in the meantime, practitioners should approach the matter with caution.