Website terms and engagement

Website information

Content on this website is general information only and is not advice. SDLT depends on the complete facts, documents and effective date of the transaction.

Paying does not create an engagement

You may pay for a published service on this website before speaking to us. Payment does not by itself create an adviser-client relationship and does not oblige us to accept the matter. We carry out a conflict check and client due diligence, and an engagement begins only when we confirm acceptance in writing and issue engagement terms setting out the scope, the fee and our responsibilities and yours.

If we cannot accept the matter

We may decline a matter. Reasons include a conflict of interest, the outcome of our client due diligence, the matter falling outside our competence, our professional indemnity insurance or our registration, or a completion date that does not leave enough time to do the work properly. Where we decline, any payment taken is refunded in full and no advice is given.

Fees, VAT and cancellation

Published prices exclude VAT. UK VAT at the prevailing rate is added at checkout. We do not charge a success fee, a contingent fee or any fee calculated as a percentage of tax saved or recovered.

Where you are a consumer buying at a distance, statutory cancellation rights may apply. Where they do, the engagement terms explain the cancellation period, how to cancel, and the effect of asking us to begin work within that period. Once work has begun at your express request, any refund reflects the work already carried out.

Work outside the agreed scope, including acting in an HMRC enquiry, preparing or amending a return, or valuation work, is a separate engagement with a separate fee agreed before it begins.

Your responsibilities

Our advice is based on the facts and documents you give us. You are responsible for making sure they are complete and accurate and for telling us promptly if anything changes. SDLT is self-assessed and the purchaser remains legally responsible for the return and the tax, including where an agent prepares or submits it.

Third-party reliance

Website content and work supplied to a client may not be relied on by another person unless reliance has been expressly agreed in writing.

Governing law and complaints

These website terms are governed by the law of England and Wales. Complaints may be sent to clients@edgeaccountants.co.uk or the address shown on the contact page.