Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan on Treasury.

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Mr David Gauke

The Government announced in April an extensive compensation and assistance package for property owners close to the route of HS2.

There is no separate treatment of SDLT for individuals purchasing a property after their property has been compulsorily purchased by a public body.

However, owner occupiers within the ‘surface safeguarded area’ and those who are eligible for the Express Purchase scheme will be entitled to reasonable moving costs, including surveyors’ fees, legal fees and stamp duty land tax on a replacement property of similar value.