Stamp Duty Land Tax Bill

This is likely to have an impact, with more transactions for properties on which the stamp duty b...

I welcome the rate profile that my hon. Friend has put into the Bill. Does he agree that the meas...

It is an example of that. In yesterday’s Treasury questions, in the context of the reduction of t...

How does that affect the shrinking tax base? This is a genuine question, by the way. The tax base...

I do not know whether the hon. Gentleman is referring to the fact that there has been a deliberat...

My hon. Friend talked about the yearly property tax that others have proposed, but irrespective o...

Indeed; that is right. These measures will be helpful for those who want to get into the housing ...

The Minister cites the schemes that the Government have implemented to help people to buy their o...

My hon. Friend raises an important point. Indeed, I am about to mention some of the measures that...

Will the Minister give way?

I should like to make some progress, as I want to answer the question asked by my hon. Friend the...

Obviously we want people to be able to own their homes, but there is another facet to this: socia...

The hon. Gentleman should bear in mind that almost 217,000 affordable homes have been delivered s...

I apologise to the House for not being here for the start of the debate. I am sure that the Minis...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that point, because the Government have addressed thi...

First, I apologise for being late, as I was serving on a Delegated Legislation Committee. I welco...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that point, which we debated briefly last week. Parti...

What will be the SDLT position when there is a mixture of residential and commercial property? Ho...

The residential property would be considered under the new residential regime, and an evaluation ...

I am grateful to the Minister for his introduction to this Bill—I am only sorry he was not breath...

I am delighted with the changes to stamp duty; I have been campaigning for them for a significant...

Does my hon. Friend therefore suggest that commercial and residential properties should have the ...

I do suggest that. I am sure that budgetary constraint is the reason that has not been done, but ...

I will not detain the House for long but I want to register the Liberal Democrats’ support for th...

It is a pleasure to respond to this efficient debate, and I welcome the consensus on it across th...

Will my hon. Friend clarify whether that is 98% of all transactions or 98% of all domestic transa...

The reform cuts stamp duty for 98% of people who pay it. That is the point I was making.

Th...

Can the Minister clarify the situation where buy-to-let residential property might be owned withi...

Property in the buy-to-let framework would be treated as residential.

I refer to the point about flipping between commercial and residential arrangements. My hon. Frie...

My hon. Friend makes a valid point about keeping the arrangements under review. We want to ensure...

Clause 2 refers to the purchaser being able to elect that the new calculations do not apply, and ...

Absolutely. Ministers are involved in the process and will be consulted. That is right and proper...

Was discussion with the Scottish Government held in advance of the announcement? Will there be ad...

This is a commercially sensitive area so specific discussions were not held. I reiterate that as ...

The Minister refers to the normal policy-making process. However, given that the changes in Scotl...

These are now devolved matters, as the hon. Lady knows. As part of not only the devolution proces...

I am grateful for the earlier clarification about the Government’s position on commercial propert...

Agricultural property would be treated in the same way as commercial property. I hope that answer...