House of Commons division
Budget Resolution No. 36: Stamp duty land tax (additional dwellings: purchases on or after 1 April 2025)
What the vote was about
This budget resolution concerned the stamp duty land tax surcharge on purchases of additional dwellings, such as second homes or buy-to-let properties, from 1 April 2025. A higher rate is meant to discourage speculative buying and free up homes for local residents, a key concern in areas like Cornwall with high second home ownership.
Why this division is tracked here
Stamp duty surcharge on additional homes directly impacts second home ownership, a major issue in Cornwall where second homes drive up housing costs.
This is Cornwall Political Watch’s own editorial reason for covering the division, drafted with AI assistance from the division title and text. It is not part of the official record and says nothing about how any member voted.
How Cornwall’s MPs voted
Positions are recorded exactly as the House of Commons Votes API states them. The Commons records no abstentions: a member who did not vote is shown as having no vote recorded, and a member acting as a teller has no vote counted.
- LabourAyeVoted in favour
- Liberal DemocratNo vote recordedNo vote recorded for this division
- LabourAyeVoted in favour
- LabourAyeVoted in favour
- Liberal DemocratNo vote recordedNo vote recorded for this division
- Labour (Co-op)AyeVoted in favour
Source
Division 1862, House of Commons, published by the UK Parliament. The full division list names every member who voted.
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