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MPs push for stamp duty overhaul to improve housing market

Published 9 June 2026

A cross-party committee of MPs has called for a major overhaul or abolition of stamp duty, warning the tax is damaging the housing market and the wider economy. In a report published on Tuesday, the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee stated that Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) reduces affordability, slows p...

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