Petition Commission a full Independent Review of Council Tax and Stamp Duty

We call on the Government to commission a full, independent review of Council Tax and Stamp Duty to deliver the fundamental, evidence-based reform the UK’s housing market urgently needs.

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Council Tax arrears have risen to £8.3 billion, with more than two million households struggling to keep up. We believe a tax based on 1990s property values no longer reflects today’s homes or people’s ability to pay — and it fails to provide a stable way to fund essential local services.

We believe Stamp Duty remains a narrow, one-off tax that distorts the housing market and traps families in unsuitable homes.

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Created by Andrew Dixon
Deadline 23 July 2026 All petitions run for 6 months
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