My Home Move has set a challenge that should be a doddle EYE readers. They have launched a competition to see who can correctly guess the estimated SDLT charges on some well known buildings. The winner could walk away with £500.

The firm has calculated the estimated stamp duty costs on some of England’s most iconic properties if they were to come up for sale.

Buckingham Palace came out at an eye-watering £156million but the famous landmark wasn’t the only dwelling with an enormous stamp duty liability.  The filming location for TV favourite Downtown Abbey, Highclere Castle, would set its buyer back a hefty £16million in stamp duty alone, while those looking to move to Blenheim Palace would need to pay £22million worth of tax.

The estimates, from My Home Move Conveyancing, reveal a selection of more affordable famous properties too, with Harry Potter’s Privet House in Berkshire coming in at a more reasonable £11,250.

Dev Malle, Chief Business Development Officer at My Home Move Conveyancing, said: “Stamp duty is a key part of the house buying process, so it was interesting to reveal just how much it might cost a prospective buyer if they were purchasing some of England’s most iconic properties.

“While most of these properties won’t be on the market any time soon, especially those owned by the Crown Estate, it was certainly interesting to see how much you would potentially have to pay.

“We’re inviting Brits with an eye for valuation to put their skills to the test and try to guess how much the stamp duty might cost for other famous locations, including the Tower of London, 10 Downing Street and even The Barlow’s home on Coronation Street.”

To take part in the quiz and be in with a chance of winning the £500 visit http://myhomemoveconveyancing.co.uk/stamp-duty-quiz.

Be warned – you have to get seven or more correct anwers before you can leave your entry details and although four of them are shown in this story it isn’t that easy to guess the rest.

Stamp duty costs were calculated assuming all properties are freehold, residential and not being purchased as a first home or secondary / investment property, completion is before the stamp duty holiday ends in September 2021, and that the buyer is a UK resident. All property valuations are based on desk research alone using a variety of sources to establish estimated values of the famous properties. Stamp duty and research sources include gov.uk, money.co.uk, Thomas Sanderson and Wellesley. T&Cs apply and  to be eligible for the prize entrants must not be directly professionally connected with My Home Move Conveyancing.