Corporate & Commercial

Ferbrache & Farrell LLP’s corporate department offers full service corporate, banking and commercial cover and is able to advise on all aspects of Guernsey corporate and commercial law, including banking and finance, regulatory, investment funds, asset management and listings on The International Stock Exchange (TISE).

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Dispute Resolution

The Dispute Resolution department at Ferbrache & Farrell LLP has vast experience of local and international litigation and dispute resolution generally, gained from acting in complex local and international high-value disputes, both in Guernsey and throughout the world.

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Property

The Guernsey property department is dedicated to providing tailored solutions that meet and exceed clients’ expectations. In addition, the property department provides support to colleagues in the corporate and dispute resolution departments on real estate-related technical points of law.

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UK Real Estate

We are delighted to help in relation to providing legal advice for real estate in England and Wales. We listen. We learn what your needs are. We proactively respond. Whether it’s personal or commercial property, we always provide sound and pragmatic advice, adding value to the transaction.

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Private Client

Our services for private client matters include the drafting of realty and personalty wills, acting as professional executors, and assisting foreign lawyers who have requirements in this jurisdiction.

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From the 1st October 2021 stamp duty rates are due to return to the levels which were in place prior to 8th July 2020.

You can check the rates using the HMRC website https://www.gov.uk/stamp-duty-land-tax/residential-property-rates

The standard rates from 1 October 2021 will apply as follows:

Property or lease premium or transfer value SDLT rate

Up to £125,000 Zero

The next £125,000 (the portion from £125,001 to £250,000) 2%

The next £675,000 (the portion from £250,001 to £925,000) 5%

The next £575,000 (the portion from £925,001 to £1.5 million) 10%

The remaining amount (the portion above £1.5 million) 12%

It should also be noted, depending on your circumstances and specific transactional details, that the following may apply in addition to the standard rates:

· Higher rates for additional properties – you’ll usually have to pay 3% on top of SDLT rates if buying a new residential property means you’ll own more than one.

· Rates if you’re not a UK resident – if you’re not present in the UK for at least 183 days (6 months) during the 12 months before your purchase you are ‘not a UK resident’ for the purposes of SDLT. You’ll usually pay a 2% surcharge if you’re buying a residential property in England which completes on or after 1 April 2021.

· Special rates – there are different SDLT rules and rate calculations for corporate bodies, people buying 6 or more residential properties in one transaction, shared ownership properties, linked or multiple purchases, purchases that mean you own more than one property and companies and trusts buying residential property.

Find out what more we can do in residential English real estate by contacting one of our team.