Written Question·Treasury·UIN 6706

Housing: Taxation

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Shaun Davies

LabourTelford

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a levy on foreign ownership of residential properties.

Answer

James Murray
Non-UK residents purchasing residential property in England or Northern Ireland currently pay a 2 percentage point Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) surcharge on top of the standard residential SDLT rates. The Government keeps all tax policy under review and wou...

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