Propertymark anger at Stamp Duty hike for Buy To Lets

Propertymark anger at Stamp Duty hike for Buy To Lets


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Propertymark has expressed its anger at the Chancellor hiking stamp duty oil additional homes from 3% to 5%.

The measure took effect at midnight. 

Angharad Truman, ARLA Propertymark President, says: “We continue to see a growing disparity in the number of private rented homes available against a backdrop of increasing demand from tenants. Therefore, it is disappointing to see that the UK Government did not address this fundamental issue in its Autumn Budget and instead has announced yet another blow for landlords by increasing Stamp Duty on second homes.

“The private rented sector plays a crucial role in housing the nation with over 4.6 million homes in England alone, therefore it is imperative that the UK Government does not continue to push landlords out of the market.

“In order to ultimately keep people in much needed and affordable private rented homes, we continue to stress the importance of support for the private rented sector including incentives for landlords to invest rather than continuing to penalise them through regulatory bombardment and increasing costs.”

Tags: Budget

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