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Abolish the stamp duty surcharge for second homes for a 12 month period

Submitted by Jonathan Ayre on Friday 5th February 2021

Published on Thursday 11th March 2021

Current status: Closed

Closed: Saturday 11th September 2021

Signatures: 17

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2020 ~ 2021 ~ Abolish ~ Abolished ~ Expected ~ Finance ~ IMPACT ~ Landlord ~ Landlords ~ level ~ month ~ relief ~ Stamp duty

Petition Action

Abolish the stamp duty surcharge for second homes for a 12 month period

Petition Details

There’s a national shortage of private rental properties and there needs to be an incentive for landlords to buy again.

Additional Information

In 2018 the government responded to a similar petition and this was the response: -

“Higher SDLT on additional dwellings and restricting finance cost relief seeks to support first-time buyers and level the playing field for homeowners. Neither measure is expected to impact rent levels.”

However, during 2020 and 2021 we are seeing one of the worst shortages in rental properties being available yet a huge demand from tenants.


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