Submitted on Saturday 4th March 2017
Rejected on Monday 13th March 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) payable by the house SELLER not the BUYER.
The SDLT is currently payable by the buyer of the property who as a consequence requires significantly more starting capital. Removing this burden from the buyer will allow significantly more first time buyers to enter the market and make it easier for existing owners to move up the ladder.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business
As argued by Andrew McPhillips, Yorkshire Building Society's Chief Economist - the current SDLT model is simply not fit for purpose.
As a first time buyer myself, I have already lost two homes as we couldn't afford the SDLT, though we had more than a large enough deposit and income to afford a 90% LTV mortgage.
Help us change this for the new generations.
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/178577
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