"Homebuyers may be owed up to £2 billion in tax because the government's online calculator is getting its sums wrong. The tool, provided by HMRC, fails to to factor in stamp duty discounts worth thousands of pounds."
The Times, 31st March 2018
Founded in 2006, Cornerstone has been specialising in all facets of property tax for more than a decade. Working with solicitors, accountants and private clients, Cornerstone has emerged as the leading property tax authority in the UK.
Our team of tax consultants, chartered accountants, solicitors and barristers have developed a reputation for delivering quality, trusted advice, making sure your property tax is properly done.
Advice and planning to cover every situation
Cornerstone has four specialist arms to the business. The specialist tax divisions, SDLT Refunds and Goldstone Tax Investigations, Wealth, Bepoke and, finally, the corporate arm that helps businesses across the UK with their property tax matters.
Purchased a property with land, woodland, annexes, outbuildings or stables? Contact SDLT Refunds. Under an HMRC tax investigation? Contact Goldstone Tax Investigations.
SDLT Goldstone
Cornerstone can help you plan for the long-term, helping to establish the most tax efficient structure for your family capital - from family investment companies, trusts to QNUPS.
Wealth
Cornerstone can advise you on the most tax efficient way to purchase a property. Contact our specialist team of property tax advisers for all pre-transactional tax advice and guidance.
Bespoke
Businesses can improve efficiency by paying attention to taxation and how it affects them. Cornerstone can advise on individual transactions through to entire corporate structures.
BusinessIf you’re a homebuyer, solicitor or agent and require pre or post-transactional advice then please contact us and one of our property tax advisors will be delighted to help.
Contact our specialist SDLT Refunds division
Clients who are asset rich but have limited cash will often struggle to make the best possible provisions for their retirement. Using specialised and HMRC-recognised offshore vehicles, the limits of UK pension schemes need no longer frustrate the long-term plans and economic security of such clients – Cornerstone can power your investments and show you how to make the most of your assets.
Buying and selling property isn’t just about how much SDLT you will pay – CGT is an oft-overlooked part of the property investment process, and one that can provide unwelcome surprises to the unwary. By utilising the best possible advice from the outset, you can ensure that your portfolio returns more than it costs you.
Changes to SDLT legislation in 2016 have caused mass confusion in the UK property market, with many solicitors completely uncertain as to whether their clients will be liable for the new 3% ‘second residential property surcharge’ or what that liability might amount to. In this climate, why risk making the wrong choice? Instead you can ensure every decision works for you.
Clients who are asset rich but have limited cash will often struggle to make the best possible provisions for their retirement. Using specialised and HMRC-recognised offshore vehicles, the limits of UK pension schemes need no longer frustrate the long-term plans and economic security of such clients – Cornerstone can power your investments and show you how to make the most of your assets.
Buying and selling property isn’t just about how much SDLT you will pay – CGT is an oft-overlooked part of the property investment process, and one that can provide unwelcome surprises to the unwary. By utilising the best possible advice from the outset, you can ensure that your portfolio returns more than it costs you.
Changes to SDLT legislation in 2016 have caused mass confusion in the UK property market, with many solicitors completely uncertain as to whether their clients will be liable for the new 3% ‘second residential property surcharge’ or what that liability might amount to. In this climate, why risk making the wrong choice? Instead you can ensure every decision works for you.
Contact our specialist team of chartered tax advisers
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"I attended your excellent Central Law Trading course in Birmingham about Stamp Duty Land Tax and found it fascinating, albeit rather scary [the complexity and lack of clarity surrounding SDLT]"
Mrs Saranjit K. Minhas, Director and Solicitor
