The solicitor will always explain that there are stamp duty implications and that your status as a purchaser has said implications. I generally direct my clients towards the Revenue SD10A.
I am fascinated at the (implied) idea that the implied failure of a solicitor to explain the implications of changing from being a FTB to being an investor would somehow make the solicitor liable for the clawback!
Is there anything that the solicitor is not responsible for?
"The misconception is that renting out your house isn't a business decision and so can be treated lightly."
I think Howitzer has hit the nail on the head here - many of my clients preface their instructions to me with the notion that in some way they cannot be held responsible for any tax/legal situations that arise in their lives. I call it the "shurely shomebody elsh should be reshponible for this" concept.
mf
I am fascinated at the (implied) idea that the implied failure of a solicitor to explain the implications of changing from being a FTB to being an investor would somehow make the solicitor liable for the clawback!
Is there anything that the solicitor is not responsible for?
"The misconception is that renting out your house isn't a business decision and so can be treated lightly."
I think Howitzer has hit the nail on the head here - many of my clients preface their instructions to me with the notion that in some way they cannot be held responsible for any tax/legal situations that arise in their lives. I call it the "shurely shomebody elsh should be reshponible for this" concept.
mf