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Stamp Duty Land Tax & Property Tax Advice.

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT).

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is the tax payable on the purchase of property or land and is applicable to both residential and commercial property purchases.

The increasing complexity of SDLT can make it very difficult to determine the correct rate of SDLT, the amount of consideration which is assessed to SDLT or the amount of SDLT which is payable.

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How we can help.

Our specialist SDLT team brings together advisers from legal, tax and accounting backgrounds and who are members of professional property tax interest groups such as the Stamp Taxes Practitioners Group.

We regularly advise a wide range of clients on SDLT issues from property developers to private investors and trustees, to property holding companies and not-for-profit organisations.

By taking a broad approach to your land tax affairs we can advise you on a wide range of property tax issues including VAT recovery on construction costs, VAT liability on purchases and sales of properties, the availability of capital allowances and the application of the construction industry scheme.

We are flexible in our approach and can work directly with you or with land agents and law firms on your behalf.

The team

Meet our tax team.

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Scott Grant

Tax Adviser

Scott is a Tax Adviser based in our Colchester office.

Helen Kent-Woolsey

Senior Tax Adviser

Helen joined the private client tax team at Scrutton Bland in March 2026.

Neil Groom

Private Client Tax Director

Neil is a Private Client Tax Director based in our Norwich office.

Emma Davis

Senior Tax Adviser

Emma is a Senior Tax Advisor supporting private clients with all aspects of their personal tax affairs.

Kate Cowell

Senior Tax Adviser

Kate specialises in dealing with the tax affairs of high-net-worth individuals and their families. Including Personal Tax returns and advice, Capital Gains Tax returns and Trust and Estates compliance

Sterling Mayes

Tax Adviser

Sterling supports high net worth individuals with tax returns and tax planning. Specialising in Personal Tax Returns, Capital Gains Tax, Personal Tax Advice.

Paula Mason

VAT Manager

Paula is our VAT Manager in our Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds offices and oversees our VAT advisory offering.

Paul Harris

Private Client Tax Partner

Paul is a Private Client Tax Partner focused on serving central East Anglia from our Bury St Edmunds office.

Tyler Hursey

Tax Adviser

Tyler works in our tax team in Colchester.

Simon Hurren

Private Client Tax Partner

Simon specialises in advising High Net Worth Individuals with their personal tax affairs.

“What a pleasure it has been working with each and every one of you over the last 6 months. Approachable, extremely knowledgeable in your fields and supportive – I truly felt you were working with me each step of the way. Scrutton Bland are incredibly luckily to have such talented people working for them with great customer relationships.”

Fiona Wilder, Finance Manager, Belmont Green Finance Limited

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At Scrutton Bland, you’ll always have at least two points of contact, so that you can get in touch with the team and receive the highest level of service. Meet our team.