Written questions

Stamp Duty Land Tax: Underpayments

Commons · Question 117423 · Tabled 3 Mar 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 11 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by James Wild

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HMRC investigations into the potential underpayment of stamp duty land tax are ongoing.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 11 Mar 2026

HMRC are unable to provide the current number of ongoing Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) investigations because live case data isn’t routinely released. This is due to the way in which enquiries are handled and categorised, as they have not been through the en...