Stamp Duties Consolidation Act, 1999

Agreements in connection with, or in contemplation of, sale.

[FA1986 s96(1)]

34.— Where, in connection with, or in contemplation of, a sale of property, the vendor enters into—

(a) an agreement for the grant of a lease of the property for a term exceeding 35 years, or

(b) an agreement (other than a contract for the sale of the property) under which the vendor grants any other rights in relation to the property,

any conveyance or transfer, subject to the agreement, of the property by the vendor shall be charged to stamp duty as a conveyance or transfer on sale of the property for a consideration equal to the value of the property and the value shall be determined without regard to the agreement.