The possible extension of the stamp duty holiday rejected!!
22 December 2020The recent petition by estate agents and members of the public alike for the extension of the stamp duty holiday reached the landmark ten thousand signatures, prompting a government response on the 10th December 2020:
“To stimulate immediate momentum in the property market and to support the jobs of people whose employment relied on custom from the property industry, the Government decided to introduce a temporary Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) relief. This relief increased the starting threshold of residential SDLT from £125,000 to £500,000 from the 8th of July 2020 until 31st March 2021.
As the relief was to provide an immediate stimulus to the property market, the Government does not plan to extend this relief. SDLT is an important source of government revenue, raising several billion pounds each year to help pay for the essential services the Government provides.”
Despite the large amount of support the movement to extend the stamp duty holiday has gained, with the official petition currently at over 28,000 signatures, the government has so far rejected the appeal, meaning the Stamp Duty Holiday is still set to end on the 31st March 2021.
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