Editorial Team

The UK-based writers, fact-checkers and reviewers responsible for every guide, calculator and rate-verification on Stamp Duty Calculator.

How we work

The Stamp Duty Calculator editorial team publishes as a single editorial voice under the site brand rather than individual bylines. Every guide, calculator explainer, and rate-verification page is written, reviewed and maintained by the team collectively — with the same editorial standards applied regardless of author.

We publish under a collective brand for three reasons. First, UK property tax rules change frequently; a team owns updates more reliably than a single named individual. Second, our subject matter spans SDLT, LBTT, LTT, mortgage regulation, conveyancing, and surveying — a breadth wider than any individual writer's specialism. Third, collective ownership lets us maintain a consistent editorial voice while rotating specialist input across topic areas.

What the team brings

Our contributors combine backgrounds in personal-finance journalism, UK conveyancing, mortgage broking, and chartered accountancy. All contributions pass through the same fact-check and editorial-review pipeline before publication. No AI-generated content is published without editorial review; no rate figure is published without a cited primary source.

Editorial focus areas: UK Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) for England and Northern Ireland; Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) for Scotland; Land Transaction Tax (LTT) for Wales; additional-property and non-UK-resident surcharges; first-time buyer relief; mortgage affordability and stress testing; UK conveyancing process and fees; leasehold and freehold ownership; buy-to-let taxation and mortgages; and second-home rules.

Editorial process

Every published page on this site follows the same five-step editorial process:

  1. Research. Primary sources only — HMRC, GOV.UK, the FCA, Bank of England, Revenue Scotland, Welsh Revenue Authority, the Law Society, the SRA, the CLC, the Property Ombudsman.
  2. Drafting. Written by a member of the editorial team with topic expertise. We do not publish AI-generated content without human editorial review.
  3. Fact check. Every rate, threshold, worked calculation and cited fact is verified against the primary source listed in the page's "Sources" section.
  4. Editorial review. Every page is reviewed by a second team member before publication and stamped with a "Last reviewed" date.
  5. Ongoing maintenance. Every page is re-reviewed at least annually and after every UK Budget or Spring Statement. Rate changes trigger same-week updates.

Our full editorial standards, correction policy and independence statement are on the editorial standards page.

Fact-checking commitment

Every rate, band, threshold, deadline and cited fact in our content is checked against a primary UK government or regulator source before publication. We do not rely on secondary aggregators for tax or regulatory figures. Where a figure is an estimate (typical market rates, average processing times, etc.), we state clearly that it is an estimate and cite the underlying data source.

We do not publish figures without a citable source. If a commonly-quoted number cannot be traced to a primary source we've verified, we either omit it or flag it as anecdotal rather than authoritative.

Editorial independence

The editorial team operates independently of any commercial arrangements. Advertisers, affiliate partners, and sponsors do not influence which topics we cover, which tools we build, or which conclusions we draw. Where a page contains an affiliate recommendation, it is clearly labelled "(Sponsored)" and carries the standard rel="sponsored" attribute.

Our full editorial independence policy is on the editorial standards page. Our affiliate disclosure is in the terms & disclaimer.

Corrections

Spot an error? Email corrections@dutycalculatorstamp.co.uk with the URL of the page and the specific issue. We investigate every correction within 5 UK working days. If a correction is warranted, we update the page, refresh the "Last reviewed" date, and log the correction internally.

Get in touch

For editorial enquiries, feedback, or partnership discussions, please visit the contact page or email editor@dutycalculatorstamp.co.uk. We aim to respond to every genuine enquiry within 5 UK working days.