Speeches

Mike Freer – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mike Freer on 2016-03-21.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many properties valued at or over £1 million were sold in October to December (a) 2014 and (b) 2015; and how much was raised in stamp duty land tax in each of those periods.

Mr David Gauke

The table below summarises estimates for the number of and yield from property transactions between October and December 2014 and 2015. The estimates for 2014 include transactions in Scotland whereas estimates for 2015 do not because SDLT ceased to be applicable to Scottish transactions from 1 April 2015. The figures for the 2015-16 financial year are provisional.

October to December 2014

October to December 2015

Residential Transactions at or over £1m (Number)

4,800

5,300

Residential Transactions at or over £1m (Stamp Duty Land Tax)

£577 million

£674 million

Non-Residential Transactions at or over £1m (Number)

3,800

3,600

Non-Residential Transactions at or over £1m (Stamp Duty Land Tax)

£708 million

£731 million

Total Stamp Duty Land Tax

£2.87 billion

£2.91 billion