Claim: In the UK you are exempt from paying stamp duty when you purchase a property if you follow sharia law.
Fact-check: Having a sharia-compliant mortgage doesn't mean stamp duty isn't paid - Full Fact
Verdict: stamp duty still has to be paid on liable properties with a sharia-compliant mortgage. rules were changed in 2003 to mean it's only paid once with these types of house-buying products instead of twice.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Grace Rahman
Date published: 2023-08-02T00:00:00