Stamp Duty Land Tax
Commons · Question 38297 · Tabled 13 Mar 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Gregory Stafford
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing people who have instructed solicitors and are in the process of completing property transactions to apply previous stamp duty rates.
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 19 Mar 2025
In September 2022, the previous government announced a change to the level at which purchasers of residential property start paying Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT), from £125,000 to £250,000. This change was made temporary in November 2022, and the rate will r...