Written questions

Housing: Sales

2026-05-18 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · 3078 · Official question

Mr Lee Dillon

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the (a) fiscal and (b) regulatory framework, including Stamp Duty Land Tax rates, for residential propert

Answer

My Department has made no specific assessment of the impact of the fiscal and regulatory framework on rates of downsizing or the release of under-occupied homes onto the market.