Stamp duty and 1st time buyer

Forgive me if this has been asked before but i'm new to this forum. My situation is that my husband is not a 1st time buyer but I am and we have put a bid on a house - is there anyway of avoiding stamp duty. Is it possible for the house to be in my name only?

If you google Revenue first time buyer stamp duty, you will find a very informative set of pointers.

The short answer is no. For such reasons as (a) lender wants both names on title and on mortgage and/or (b) you can't raise the finance in your own name solely.

mf

Similar question, slightly different situation. I am getting married later in year and am selling my house now. My soon to be spouse is a first time buyer. If she buys now a house in her own name, she is stamp duty exempt, no?
Stan

Is she buys now before marriage, on her own, in her own name then she will be treated as a first time buyer.

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