61pc want stamp duty abolished

61% want stamp duty abolished



Some 61% of the British public want stamp duty to be abolished, according to survey data released by WhatHouse?.


New-build property portal WhatHouse? conducted a survey asking the British public their views on what Prime Minister Theresa May should to do address the problems in the housing sector.

It was found that 56% of respondents in London want to restrict foreign homebuyers, while 69% of the same group feel more strongly than the rest of the UK about stamp duty being scrapped.

In the UK as a whole, 25% of respondents wanted to punish developers for not building when they have planning permission, while 22% want planning restrictions to be simplified.

In total, 25% of respondents want to allow councils to raise funds to build their own homes and 22% want council houses to be prevented from being sold through the Right to Buy scheme.


What the British public want from Theresa May, attributed to Whathouse.com



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