stamp duty

British  

noun

1. a tax on legal documents, publications, etc, the payment of which is certified by the attaching or impressing of official stamps

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He has also long talked about implementing reforms to property taxes, including stamp duty and council tax - though he has not specified what exactly he would change while in government.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

"As first-time buyers, there are costs you don't think about, like stamp duty and solicitor fees, so it was important we both knew exactly how much money we had," Hannah says.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

"What stamp duty does is discourage people from buying and selling."

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Rayner resigned as Sir Keir's deputy prime minister last September after it emerged she had failed to pay the correct amount of stamp duty on a £800,000 flat in Hove.

From BBC ● May 10, 2026

The complaint was based upon about one inch of paper, more or less, which gave ground for a quibble as to whether it was liable to stamp duty or not.

From The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell by Campbell, Theophila Carlile