Stamp Duty

[Woodstock]

Does anyone know if Stamp Duty liable on a property sale is levied at the point of exchange or completion? I'm asking because we are having about a month's delay between our exchange and completion, and we will be liable for a huge amount of Stamp Duty which we would rather keep in our account than put into a solicitor's account, until we actually have to hand it over to HMRC,

[rockyracoon]

I’ve always paid on completion

[bednobs]

completion

[THECORBYLOON]

https://www.gov.uk/stamp-duty-land-tax

"How and when to pay

You must send an SDLT return to HMRC and pay the tax within 14 days of completion."

[Woodstock]

Thank you for your responses. Really useful.