Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has admitted she failed to pay the correct amount of stamp duty on the purchase of her second home, blaming “incorrect” advice for the error, Sky News reported.
She told Sky News that she had considered resigning over the row and has now referred herself to the independent adviser on ministerial standards. This has come after a report in The Daily Telegraph which alleged she avoided £40,000 in stamp duty on a Hove flat after her name was removed from the deeds of another property in Greater Manchester. The Times reported on Sunday (31 August) that Rayner was under renewed scrutiny over potential inheritance tax (IHT) liabilities linked to the valuation of her family home, part of which was placed into trust before her name was taken off the d...
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