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Q&A - Can you explain Stamp Duty Land Tax on commercial property sales?

Q: How does Stamp Duty Land Tax work in relation to buying and selling commercial property?

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Q&A - Can son-in-law get my charge removed from property I lent my daughter money to buy?

Q: Five years ago I lent my daughter a large sum of money to buy a property, on the understanding that she would pay me back when the property was done up and sold at a profit. Because of the recession, however, she couldn't sell the property to repay me, so last year she provided a mortgage on it in the interim to secure my loan by way of a charge. Now my daughter's husband has filed for divorce and his solicitors have applied to the Court to have my charge removed. Can they do this?

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