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Calls grow louder for full-scale overhaul of UK property tax

Stamp duty has become the UK government’s “fiscal weapon of choice” in the housing market but calls for a full-scale overhaul of the property tax are growing as new surcharges and reliefs spark criticism of an increasingly unwieldy regime.

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Our Founder and Managing Partner, Camilla Dell has joined calls on the government this week to overhaul the tax system for UK property.

Commenting in The Financial Times, Camilla said that the 2016 surcharge, particularly for people whose house sale fall through and leave them with two properties, has created new administrative difficulties:

“The whole property tax regime has just become too complicated. It’s a headache,” she shared.

Read more in the article here.