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I'm buying a house and its seller wants to buy mine: Can I 'gift' it to them and avoid stamp duty?

I'm buying a house and its seller wants to buy mine: Can I 'gift' it to them and avoid stamp duty?

Would it not be possible for us to do some form of swap where I essentially pay them the difference to reduce the stamp duty?

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