Stamp Duty after flat purchase

What is the name of the solicitor? What do you mean he disappeared? It's in his interest to assist you with any issues and get extra payment... Was he even a lincensed lawyer? You can search for his name at http://www.magyarugyvedikamara.hu/tart/ … =sf.lawyer

All official property paperwork should have been given to you at time of purchase. But actual and current ownership documents  are not sent to you. You have go to the local property/land office and request a copy.

If you did not receive your tax bill it is likely the post office just messed up. But to make sure, when you go to the land office to get your ownership document, ask there if they sent the notification the Hungarian tax authority, and if they did, then tell them you did not receive the bill, and ask how to pay it now.

My stamp duty notices have always been sent to my lawyers office and they then convey it to me. I have used a single firm for all my dealings and it happens like clockwork.

I would be worried if your lawyer has 'disappeared'

Double check that the property has indeed been registered in your name to be sure.

Hi, did you get this sorted out.

i have the same problem, the same thing happened with my lawyer, i have only just received a letter from the Hungarian tax office 2 years later. when i try call or email i get nowhere. can i ask how you ended up paying the tax and if you had any more problems with this please.

Thanks

We got told we had to pay an extra 1K USD for stamp duty a few months after the sale was completed....Not happy Jan. (Aussie expats might know that saying)

Welll we paid our stamp duty essentially in escrow through the lawyer. We moved in on 1 Feb and the tax office didn't take it until the middle of July. I should have liked to pay it earlier to get it done and dusted, but could not, the tax office didn't want it before they wanted it.

So welcome to Hungary, be patient.