Written question asked by Lord Ashcroft (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 December 2014, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 December 2014. It was answered by Lord Deighton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 December 2014 on behalf of the Treasury.

Housing: Taxation

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there has been any decline in stamp duty receipts on higher priced properties since public talk of a "mansion" tax began.

Answer

Statistics on Stamp Duty Land Tax receipts by consideration band can be found in Table 3.1 of the ‘UK Stamp Tax Statistics 2013-14’ publication. The following table provides data, from that publication, for the estimated yield attributable to residential property within the £1 million to £2 million and above £2 million consideration bands for 2012-2013 and 2013-2014:

	£1,000,001-£2,000,000	Above £2,000,000
	£1,000,001-£2,000,000	Non-corporate bodies	Corporate bodies
2012-2013	585	800	70
2013-2014	805	1,010	70

Amounts: £ million. Figures may not sum due to rounding conventions

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Type: Written question
Reference: HL3324
Session: 2014-15
Subjects: Housing Taxation Tax yields Stamp duty land tax
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Housing: Taxation

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