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Petition · past parliament

Backdate Stamp Duty to start of COVID Lockdown

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

Backdate Stamp Duty to start of COVID Lockdown
The temporary changes are welcome, however thousands of movers were encouraged to move during and post lockdown. They are now betrayed and out of pocket.
Backdate the stamp duty charges to cover exchanges during lockdown!

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Back Date Stamp Duty Scheme. £500k SDLT threshold from when Pandemic started.

Timeline

9 Jul 2020 Petition opened for signatures
15 Sep 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 15 Sep 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.