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Abolish Stamp Duty to Make Homeownership More Accessible for All

Submitted by Raymond Eldridge on Wednesday 14th May 2025

Published on Wednesday 4th June 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 4th December 2025

Signatures: 402

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Abolished ~ Abolishing ~ Face ~ Families ~ Growing ~ Harder ~ Homes ~ Housing ~ housing market ~ Ladder ~ market ~ mortgages ~ Pounds ~ Price ~ property ~ SDLT ~ Stamp duty ~ Tax ~ Thousands ~ Unfair

Petition Action

Abolish Stamp Duty to Make Homeownership More Accessible for All

Petition Details

We call on the UK Government to abolish Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) on residential property purchases. We think stamp Duty is an outdated tax that discourages mobility, penalises homebuyers—especially growing families—and adds unnecessary barriers to homeownership.

Additional Information

We think stamp duty puts an unfair Burden on Buyers: Buyers already face high property prices, legal fees, and mortgage costs. Stamp Duty adds thousands of pounds in upfront costs, which we think makes it harder to get on the ladder.
We think stamp duty causes Housing Market Stagnation: we think the tax discourages homeowners from moving, reducing housing supply, trapping older homeowners in homes too large for them, and limiting choices for younger families.


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