Repayment of Stamp Duty under Affordable Dwelling Purchase Arrangements (S83DA)

Qualifying conditions

To qualify, the following conditions must be met:

  • You need to have filed a Stamp Duty return in respect of a residential property .
  • You need to have paid a residential rate of Stamp Duty in full and have a Stamp Certificate issued by Revenue.
  • Within 12 months of the acquisition:
    • you need to have entered into a direct sales agreement with a housing authority to sell the property to an eligible applicant.
    • the eligible applicant must be nominated by the housing authority in the agreement.
    • you then need to have sold the property to the eligible applicant.

A direct sales agreement provides for the direct sale of a property by a direct sales developer to an eligible applicant.

A direct sales developer is one with whom a local authority has made arrangements for the provision of affordable housing.

An eligible applicant is an applicant deemed by a local authority as being eligible for an Affordable Dwelling Purchase Arrangement.

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