Stamp Duty
EDM number 311 in 2009-10, proposed by Lindsay Hoyle on 01/12/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Housing and Housing supply.
That this House notes that the current exemption from stamp duty on properties valued at £175,000 or less is due to expire on 31 December 2009; recognises the importance of the current exemption in helping stimulate the housing market which has witnessed rising prices for the past seven months; further notes the need to continue helping families and individuals to buy property in the current economic climate; and urges the Government to extend the stamp duty exemption in order to stimulate the housing market further and to help the economy grow in 2010.
This motion has been signed by a total of 50 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
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