Petition · past parliament
Introduce more tax for Buy To Let Landlords and Foreign Property Investors
Closed
117 signatures
What the petition asks
Homes are for living in, they are not pension pots. Prices are now ridiculous, driven up by greedy investors. Politicians fear losing elections if house prices fall, yet high prices do not even benefit them either.
Bring down house prices now!
Bring down house prices now!
Wages not in line with rising house prices. Drastic change is needed.
The entire economy should not be functioning on house prices.
The entire economy should not be functioning on house prices.
Timeline
| 20 Dec 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 May 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
117
Status
Closed
Opened
20 Dec 2016
Closed
2 May 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.