Stamp Duty Land Tax: First Time Buyers

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Answering body

Treasury

Tabled

18 Nov 2024

Target answer date

21 Nov 2024

Answer

21 Nov 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

1. 18 Nov 2024

   Question tabled

   To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support first time buyers with stamp duty.

2. 21 Nov 2024

   Target answer date

   Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

3. 21 Nov 2024

   Answer published

   At Autumn Budget 2024, the higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) for additional dwellings were increased by two percentage points from 3% to 5%. This measure will ensure that those looking to move home, or purchase their first property, have a greate...

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.