Petitions/Increase stamp duty threshold for 1st time buyers in Southern England to £400K
StatusOngoing
Opened30 Apr 2026
Closes
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Many people who live in Southern England facing expensive prices to pay to buy a house. First time buyer stamp duty relief are the same for both North & Southerners. Increase the first time buy Stamp Duty threshold from 300K to 400K, so buyers pay 0% stamp duty on property that is £400K and less.

We support this as it is very hard for many to buy a decent house in the South for £300K, and this proposal of increasing the threshold for first-time buyers paying 0% stamp duty from £300K to £400K could help them to put that money elsewhere when they buy a house. The North of England is relatively cheaper when compared to towns in the South and it may be easy for people to buy a decent-sized house for £300K. Considering cost of living in South and increasing it to £400K for the first time buyers could provide a lot of relief.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Amanda Martin
1Amanda Martin MP
Portsmouth North
7
Stephen Morgan
2Stephen Morgan MP
Portsmouth South
2
Laura Kyrke-Smith
3Laura Kyrke-Smith MP
Aylesbury
1
Tom Hayes
4Tom Hayes MP
Bournemouth East
1
Lewis Cocking
5Lewis Cocking MP
Broxbourne
1
Jess Brown-Fuller
6Jess Brown-Fuller MP
Chichester
1
Nigel Farage
7Nigel Farage MP
Clacton
1
Chris Philp
8Chris Philp MP
Croydon South
1
Sarah Jones
9Sarah Jones MP
Croydon West
1
Danny Kruger
10Danny Kruger MP
East Wiltshire
1