Question follow-through · 3078

Housing: Sales

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

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
19 May 2026
Target answer date
21 May 2026
Answer
1 Jun 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 May 2026

    Question tabled

    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

  2. 21 May 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    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.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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