Conveyancer denies giving tax advice to Angela Rayner over stamp duty row - Manchester Evening News

Angela Rayner’s lawyers insist they did not give tax advice amid stamp-duty scandal

‘We’re being made scapegoats – we’re not qualified to give advice on trust and tax matters,’ say conveyancers

Conveyancer denies giving tax advice to Angela Rayner over stamp duty row - Manchester Evening News

The conveyancing firm said its lawyers were being made 'scapegoats'

Tories repeat calls for Rayner to resign after lawyers claim they did not provide tax advice

The Conservatives have repeated calls for Angela Rayner to resign after a legal firm she used said it did not provide her with tax advice in a row over underpaid stamp duty.

Firm used by Angela Rayner to buy stamp duty row flat says it did not offer tax advice

Head of family-run conveyancer says calculation was ‘strictly based on the facts and information provided to us’The conveyancing firm that Angela Rayner used to complete her purchase of an £800,000 flat on the south coast has said it did not offer her tax advice and completed her stamp duty return based only on information she provided.Joanna Verrico, the head of a small, family-run firm in Kent, said on Thursday it had not provided any advice t…

What is stamp duty and what did Angela Rayner say about her flat purchase?

Housing market experts emphasised the importance of home-buyers taking specialist advice and double-checking paperwork.