Stamp Duty Land Tax
Commons · Question 106065 · Tabled 14 Jan 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Chris Coghlan
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she has made an assessment of the potential impact of Stamp Duty on primary residences on (a) labour mobility, (b) housing supply and (c) house prices.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 21 Jan 2026
Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is an important source of government revenue, raising around £12 billion each year to help pay for essential public services. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) sets out some of the interactions between SDLT, house price...