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Housing: Sales

Asked by Mr Lee DillonLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 1 June 2026UIN 3078

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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

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

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.

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