Fairer Share on ITV News: Time for a Tax System That Reflects Modern Britain
Property Tax Reform was front and centre on ITV News this week, as Fairer Share Founder, Andrew Dixon, made an appearance to highlight why now is the time to fix Britain’s broken property tax system and why the Proportional Property Tax (PPT) is the fairer alternative that would benefit millions.
For too long, Council Tax has disadvantaged ordinary people while multi-million pound properties in the wealthiest areas don't contribute their fair share. It’s still based on 1991 property values, meaning a semi-detached home in Sunderland can pay more than a townhouse in Westminster. And with the Autumn Budget fast approaching, this is a pivotal moment.
A pivotal moment
Local councils are warning of bankruptcy, the cost-of-living crisis is squeezing households to the limit, and both major parties are exploring property tax reform. The question now is whether the government will be bold enough to deliver a system that finally works for everyone. We can't afford to tinker at the edges with surface-level fixes to a system that's broken as its core.
Council band tweaks are just not enough when people have being pay well above their fair share for 30 years. And with cross-party support for property tax reform growing, now is a pivotal moment to get behind the Proportional Property Tax.
Why the PPT?
The Proportional Property Tax would replace Council Tax and Stamp Duty with one simple, transparent rate: 0.48% of your home’s current value. That means 76% of households would see a tax cut, saving an average of £556 a year, while councils would get the stable, long-term funding they need.
It’s a fairer deal for families, a smarter way to fund local services, and a policy that levels up the country by design by helping more deprived places like Sunderland, Hartlepool and Blackpool that have been overcharged for decades.
Now is the moment to act. The country can’t afford another patch-up of a broken system.
Take action
👉 Tell your MP it’s time for a Fairer Share: fairershare.org.uk/email-your-mp
Fairer Share on LBC News: Why Now Is the Moment for Property Tax Reform
Fairer Share Founder, Andrew Dixon, joined LBC News this week to discuss why Britain’s outdated property tax system is long overdue for reform - and why the Proportional Property Tax (PPT) offers a fairer, smarter alternative.
With the Autumn Budget fast approaching, all eyes are on the Chancellor and whether this government will finally take bold action to fix Britain's broken property taxation which have been unfair for over 30 years.
Why this matters now
Right now, Council Tax is still based on 1991 property values, meaning a family home in Blackpool can pay more than a mansion in London. Meanwhile, local councils are on the brink of financial collapse, and Stamp Duty continues to block housing mobility and growth. That’s why this is a crucial moment: the Chancellor is look at tax reform ahead of the Autumn Budget later this month, and both major parties are exploring property tax reform for the first time since Council Tax was introduced 30 years ago. The country can’t afford another tweak around the edges - we need bold tax reform and now is the moment to make it happen.
Benefits of the PPT
Under the Proportional Property Tax, all households would pay the same flat rate - 0.48% of their home’s current value - replacing Council Tax and Stamp Duty. It’s a simple, transparent system that means 76% of households would get a tax cut, saving an average of £556 a year, while local councils finally get the sustainable funding they need.
It’s fair, it’s growth-friendly, and it levels up the country by design, ensuring that those who can afford to pay more do, and those who can’t are no longer overburdened by a broken system.
Now is the time to act. With the Budget weeks away, it’s vital MPs hear from their constituents demanding a fairer, modern property tax system.
Take action:
👉 Email your MP today and ask them to back a Proportional Property Tax that replaces Council Tax and Stamp Duty.
Britain’s Property Tax System Among the Worst in the Developed World
New international data has laid bare just how broken Britain’s property tax system has become.
According to the 2025 International Tax Competitiveness Index from the Tax Foundation, the UK now ranks 37th out of 38 OECD countries for property taxes - the second worst in the developed world, behind only Italy.
A tax system holding Britain back
The report highlights how the UK’s property tax system distorts investment and productivity by taxing homes and buildings through outdated valuations and inefficient structures. Homeowners and businesses face higher bills not because their properties are improving but because the system fails to reflect real, up-to-date values fairly across the country.
This broken design discourages mobility and deepens regional inequalities. By contrast, countries like Estonia and Australia, which have reformed their systems to make property taxation more transparent and consistent, rank top globally for property tax design.
The heaviest property tax burden in the OECD
The UK also places the heaviest property tax burden in the OECD, collecting 2.6% of the country’s private capital stock through property taxes - far higher than the next-closest nations, the United States (1.8%) and Canada (1.6%).
That means British households and businesses are paying more through inefficient property taxes than almost anywhere else in the developed world.
A clear case for reform
Fairer Share has long argued that Britain’s property tax system - still based on 1991 house prices - is outdated, unfair and economically damaging. Families in modest homes in towns like Blackpool and Sunderland are paying far more than people in multi-million pound properties in London and the South East.
The Tax Foundation’s findings back up what millions of households already know: Britain’s property tax system is failing.
Replacing Council Tax and Stamp Duty with a simple Proportional Property Tax would create a fairer, more efficient system that supports local government, encourages investment, and boosts regional growth.
It’s time to fix Britain’s broken property tax system and make sure every household pays their fair share, based on what their home is really worth today.
Fairer Share on BBC South East Politics
Today, Fairer Share Founder, Andrew Dixon, appeared on BBC Politics South East to explain why Britain’s outdated property taxes are failing families and starving councils of stable funding - and why a simple Proportional Property Tax (PPT) is the fair, modern fix.
The discussion highlighted growing momentum for property tax reform ahead of the Chancellor's Autumn Budget and the real-world impact a fairer system would have across the South East and beyond.
What is the Proportional Property Tax?
The Proportional Property Tax would replace Council Tax and Stamp Duty with a single, simple charge set as a proportion of a home’s current value. It’s designed to be fairer and more transparent than the current Council Tax System. Under Fairer Share’s proposal, 76% of households would pay on average £556 less per year, while those with the most expensive properties contribute a fairer share to local services they rely on too.
Cross-party momentum is growing
Support for fixing Britain’s broken property taxes now stretches across the political spectrum. In recent months, Labour MPs have publicly urged the Chancellor to scrap the current Council Tax system and pursue fairer alternatives, while Conservative-leaning voices and policy groups have opened the door to replacing Stamp Duty and modernising local property taxes. That consensus: the status quo isn’t working, and reform is overdue.
This isn’t a left-or-right question - it’s a fairness and growth question. A well-designed property tax, such as the Proportional Property Tax can lower barriers to moving home, support local services, and reduce regional inequalities that have widened under a system stuck in the past.
How you can help
Property tax reform is on the table nationally. Media scrutiny, cross-party interest and real pressure on council finances mean this is a live debate ahead of the Autumn Budget and your MP needs to hear from you.
Add your voice now:
👉 Email your MP in 30 seconds and ask them to back a Proportional Property Tax that replaces Council Tax and Stamp Duty.
Labour MPs call on the Chancellor to fix Britain’s broken property tax system
As the Autumn Budget approaches, one issue is rapidly climbing the political agenda - fixing Britain’s broken property tax system.
This week, 17 Labour MPs, led by Jonathan Brash, MP for Hartlepool, have written a letter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves urging her to launch a full review of property taxation ahead of the Autumn Budget.
Their message is clear: Council Tax is outdated, unfair and holding back regional equality.
A system stuck in 1991
Council Tax was designed more than 30 years ago and is still pegged to 1991 property values. In practice, that means a family in a modest home in the North of England can pay more in Council Tax than someone living in a multimillion-pound London townhouse.
The result is a postcode lottery that places the burden on working families in the North, while wealthier households in the South East don't pay their fair share.
Our analysis shows that nine of the ten constituencies with the highest Council Tax burden relative to property value are in the North, while all ten of the lowest-burden areas are in central London.
That’s not fairness - it’s a broken system that taxes the poorest more heavily than those who can afford to pay more.
Time for bold reform
The MPs’ letter calls on the Chancellor to take bold action - to launch a root-and-branch review of property taxes and to show that Labour is serious about delivering for working families.
Property tax reform could:
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Cut unfair bills for millions of households.
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Boost regional equality by redistributing fairly across the UK.
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Strengthen the public finances by replacing outdated, inefficient taxes with a modern system fit for today’s economy.
As one signatory put it, adopting this would show that Labour is ready to deliver - not just talk about fairness, but make it real in people’s lives.
The solution: a Proportional Property Tax
Fairer Share’s proposed Proportional Property Tax would replace Council Tax and Stamp Duty with a simple, fair system based on the current value of homes, so those with more pay more, and 18 million households would pay less.
The average household would save £556 a year, while local councils would see their funding rise sustainably and fairly.
It’s a growth-friendly model that will level up by design.
A fair deal for every community
The MPs’ letter sends a strong message: if Labour wants to show it’s listening to ordinary families, it must start by fixing the most unfair tax in Britain.
Broken tax means broken trust. Fixing Council Tax is how we restore both.
Fairer Share featured in Tax Journal
We’re delighted that Tax Journal, the UK’s leading publication for tax professionals, has featured an in-depth article by our founder, Andrew Dixon OBE, on the urgent need for reform of property taxation.
Andrew’s article, Property taxation reimagined, sets out why the current system of Council Tax and Stamp Duty Land Tax is unfair, distortionary and outdated - and why a Proportional Property Tax (PPT) offers a fairer, simpler and more sustainable alternative.
Drawing on economic analysis, international examples and Fairer Share’s own policy work, the piece highlights:
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How Council Tax, still based on 1991 values, punishes households in poorer regions while letting multimillion-pound homes off lightly.
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How Stamp Duty discourages mobility, trapping people in unsuitable homes and distorting the housing market.
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Why incremental tweaks to either tax only add complexity, and why systemic reform is needed instead.
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How a Proportional Property Tax would replace both taxes with a fair annual levy based on up-to-date property values — cutting bills for around three-quarters of households while providing stable revenue for local government.
Being published in Tax Journal is a significant milestone: it shows that the debate on property tax reform is no longer confined to campaigners and economists - it’s now firmly on the radar of policymakers, practitioners and professionals.
You can read the full article here: Download the PDF
At Fairer Share, we’ll continue to make the case for bold reform that delivers fairness for households, stability for councils and growth for the economy.
What Counts as a Mansion? Let’s Talk About What’s Really Unfair
by Andrew Dixon, Founder and Chairman of Fairer Share
The Mansion Myth
What is a mansion, anyway? James Max asks the question in the Financial Times while at the same time answering it himself. He conjures up Downton Abbey visions - 30 bedrooms, ballrooms, turrets and helicopter pads - and then tells us that a £1.5 million property in London is “just a house.”
Here’s the contradiction: Max knows perfectly well what a mansion is. Yet when it comes to paying a fair share of tax on high-value properties, suddenly the definition becomes slippery.
£1.5 Million Is Not “Just a House”
The truth is simple: £1.5 million is around 15 times the median UK house price. That’s not “just a house.” For the vast majority of people in the UK, it’s a dream they’ll never come close to. To dismiss it as ordinary, or as “Middle England,” reveals a gulf between those at the top of the property ladder and everyone else.
The Real Problem: Upside-Down Taxation
And this is where the current system is so deeply broken. Council Tax charges ordinary families in modest homes far more, as a share of their property value, than the owners of million-pound houses. Someone in a small terrace in Blackpool or Hartlepool can be paying double the tax rate of someone in a Kensington townhouse. That is upside-down taxation - and it’s corroding trust in local democracy.
The Proportional Property Tax Solution
That’s why Fairer Share is calling for a Proportional Property Tax (PPT). It’s a simple, transparent idea: properties are taxed according to what they’re worth today, not based on 1991 valuations frozen in time. Under PPT:
- 18 million households would pay less, saving the average family £556 a year.
- Those who’ve gained the most from decades of house price inflation would contribute a fairer share.
- Local councils would be properly funded to deliver the services we all rely on.
Who Really Counts as “Middle Class”?
James Max claims this debate isn’t about “soaking the rich” but about “wringing out the middle classes.” Yet his “middle class” turns out to mean households sitting on £1.5m assets. The real middle class - the millions of families earning average wages and struggling with rent or mortgages - are nowhere in his story.
The Ultimate Irony
And the ultimate irony? Max says he doesn’t mind paying for “roads, hospitals, the occasional police force”, while opposing a fair property tax that would help fund exactly these things.
Building a Fairer System
What is a mansion? The truth is that it doesn’t matter. What matters is whether our tax system reflects today’s reality or whether we let outdated council tax bands and political scare stories keep punishing those with the least.
Fairer Share’s Proportional Property Tax is not about envy, or poetry, or playing word games with “mansions.” It’s about building a tax system that is fair, transparent, and fit for the 21st century.
A Fairer Future for Property Tax: Why a Tax on the Richest Homes is Now Politically Possible
For too long, the UK’s broken property tax system has deepened inequality, hit the wrong people hardest, and left local government finances in crisis. But leading economists argue that the tide is turning. In this article, Professor John Muellbauer (Oxford University) sets out a bold but practical plan: reform the most expensive Council Tax bands and introduce a land value tax on the wealthiest landholdings.
His proposals would raise billions, ease pressure on ordinary households, and finally shift the burden onto those with the broadest shoulders. Crucially, Muellbauer argues, this kind of reform is no longer politically impossible - it is both feasible and urgently needed.
Muellbauer's thought piece: A property wealth tax is now politically feasible
High prices of houses and land have distorted the British economy, and impeded productivity growth, creating widening inequality and despair for younger generations. The time has come to begin to address this problem. For years it was thought that the influence of property owners made reform politically infeasible.
However, economic and political circumstances have changed.
The government urgently needs to announce revenue-raising measures in the Autumn Budget. There is a widespread perception that too many ‘hard decisions’ of the last year have been borne by the vulnerable and less privileged.
Proposals such as a 2% tax on total wealth over £10mn are now headline news, reflecting a greater appetite to redistribute the tax burden onto broader shoulders.
I propose a two-part solution to the fairer taxation of property, to encompass a reform of the most expensive Council Tax bands, and a land value tax on the most expensive land (including unoccupied land).
First, I propose replacing Council Tax in the top two bands, covering around 1.14mn properties in England and Wales, by an annual wealth tax of 0.5% of property value for UK taxpayers (and with a simple deferral scheme to protect cash-poor but asset-rich pensioners).
For non-UK owners, and owners of second homes in the top two bands, I propose a tax rate of 1%, lower than typical US property tax rates. Financial assets, paintings and yachts are mobile, while fixed property and land are immobile, even though their ownership may change, making their taxation more effective. To minimise the political push-back, a precise targeting of the tax is required, leaving property taxes for most voters unchanged. This part of my two-pronged proposal could raise as much as £9bn.
The dysfunction of UK housing taxes: Council Tax is unfair and Stamp Duty damages the economy
Council Tax, hurriedly put together after Mrs. Thatcher’s failed attempt to impose the Poll Tax, is based on 1991 valuations, grouped into 8 price bands and paid by tenants. It is probably the most unfair property tax in the world.
Council Tax, hurriedly put together after Mrs. Thatcher’s failed attempt to impose the Poll Tax, is based on 1991 valuations, grouped into eight price bands and paid by tenants. It is probably the most unfair property tax in the world.
Tony Blair’s New Labour, elected in 1997, missed the opportunity for a revaluation and reform. In the subsequent decade, house prices soared, especially in the South, making revaluation look more and more politically uncomfortable. Within each local authority, the poorest homes pay the highest tax as a percentage of their property value, while the richest pay the least.
Not only is this locally unfair, but the tax is also regionally regressive. The 2025-6 tax rate for a home in the top band (H) is around £5100 in Gateshead and Nottingham, but only around £2000 in Wandsworth and Westminster. Because it is undergoing renovation, Forbes House in Belgravia, reputedly worth around £300mn, escapes even this low rate.
Unfortunately, governments are nervous of wholescale reforms that affect broad swathes of voters - even if there are many more winners than losers.
This explains why Stamp Duty Land Tax (at marginal rates up to 12% and now 17% on second homes), affecting small numbers of owners each year, has been maintained, despite the damage to job mobility and economic efficiency. Losers shout louder than winners and may have more clout because of their wealth. A broad revaluation or reform proposal generates uncertainty and therefore resistance. But confining property revaluation and tax reform to the top two Council Tax bands limits both the costs of revaluation and the political push-back.
Unfortunately, governments are nervous of wholescale reforms that affect broad swathes of voters - even if there are many more winners than losers.
My proposal faces fewer obstacles to acceptance than the 2012-15 Mansion Tax proposal for properties worth over £2mn. Far fewer properties need to be revalued under my proposal. Moreover, the Automated Mass Valuation model based on transactions data from the Land Registry (currently being applied in Wales by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA)) now offers considerably lower costs and greater speed of valuation per property.
Solving the problem of the cash-poor and property rich
Crucial to any property tax reform is a simple deferral scheme to protect the cash-poor but asset-rich owners.
I propose that pensioners can opt to defer payment but with a 0.6% tax rate instead of the 0.5% for cash payers. For every year of deferral, the tax authority’s equity stake in the property would rise by 0.6%. When the property was eventually sold or transferred, payment would become due.
This avoids complex interest rate accrual and uncertainty on deferred payments. Hence, after 10 years of deferral, 6% of the value realised would be paid in tax. To avoid disincentives for those investing in low carbon-emitting homes, discounts should be available based on a home’s Energy Performance Certificate.
This new property wealth tax would replace Council Tax for the top two bands and the revenue in excess of what Council Tax would have raised would accrue to the central government. This ensures that no local authority loses from the reform. Tax collection on owners rather than on tenants would be managed by HMRC, not by local authorities.
Reform Stamp Duty Land Tax at the same time
To stabilise the transition, and for long-term efficiency, the higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax for properties in Council Tax bands G and H would need to fall sharply, perhaps to 5%.
As transactions rise, this source of revenue could even increase, benefitting both owners and the Treasury, though moderate falls are a possibility.
By thus improving job mobility for high earners, future employment and income tax revenue would be boosted. There would be a permanent shift in developers’ incentives, away from top-end luxury housing. Together with lower local land prices in high value areas, this should improve housing affordability more widely, especially for young families.
Serious consideration must also be given to the proposal, for example, from Lucian Cook of Savills, that recent purchasers who paid higher rates of Stamp Duty than the new rate should be given credits against future liabilities under the annual property wealth tax. However, replacing a highly progressive Stamp Duty regime with a much less progressive one combined with an annual property wealth tax that is proportional, rather than progressive, risks reducing the long-run tax take from the wealthiest part of the property sector.
To avoid that outcome, a progressive element, e.g. a higher marginal rate for the annual property wealth tax on properties valued at over £3mn would be required alongside SDLT credits.
There are likely to be moderate falls in the top-end property prices, especially in London and parts of the South East. Once prices have stabilised, there will be several benefits.
Fewer expensive properties bought by foreign investors to park money will be left empty for long periods, increasing effective housing supply. With expensive properties lower in price and lower rates of Stamp Duty, high earners - the ‘strivers’ the government wants to encourage – could more easily afford the deposit needed for a mortgage.
By thus improving job mobility for high earners, future employment and income tax revenue would be boosted. There would be a permanent shift in developers’ incentives, away from top-end luxury housing. Together with lower local land prices in high value areas, this should improve housing affordability more widely, especially for young families.
Together, these reforms would significantly relax budget constraints on the government, including on high priority infrastructure and social home building programmes. They would encourage a shift of resources away from rent-seeking and land speculation towards investment in more productive activities and assets.
A tax on high value non-residential land
Turning to the second prong of my proposal, I propose a land value tax, on the value of farm and forest land, and all unoccupied land such as land scheduled for development, at 1% on the excess of value above £40,000 per hectare. It is difficult to assess what this would raise, but at least £5bn pa, and probably more.
Economists have long considered land value taxes as the least distortionary form of taxation.
Since Mrs. Thatcher’s government, tax-advantaged farmland has become an investment vehicle for international investors as well as British elites. With low interest rates since the global financial crisis, already high prices have risen further, most of all in locations with ‘hope value’ of being granted future planning permissions.
The great mass of farmland in the UK would be exempt under my proposal, and would not even need valuation. For transparency in establishing land values, including ‘hope value’, options on land would need to be registered at the Land Registry, as the Lyons Housing Review recommended in 2014.
A tax on current market values of land in expensive locations would have widespread benefits.
It would lower prices of farmland potentially relevant for development, especially for new towns, and by introducing holding costs on undeveloped land, would incentivise development or the sale of land to public agencies assembling land for future development.
The fact that the great majority of homeowners and farmers would be untouched by these proposed reforms helps their political acceptability.
This would facilitate land value capture so that much more of the value gains from planning consents and publicly funded infrastructure accrue to society rather than to wealthy land owners. Land value capture is crucial to supporting the government’s plans for affordable housing.
The fact that the great majority of homeowners and farmers would be untouched by these proposed reforms helps their political acceptability.
Together, these reforms would significantly relax budget constraints on the government, including on high priority infrastructure and social home building programmes. They would encourage a shift of resources away from rent-seeking and land speculation towards investment in more productive activities and assets.
A summary of these arguments appeared in a Financial Times opinion piece on 31 August. For further background, this Q&A addresses many of the most common questions raised by the Council Tax reform proposal, and this working paper explains the estimated revenue gains.
Far from punishing home owners- The Fair, Modern Alternative to Britain’s Broken Property Taxes
When the Chancellor raised that property tax reform is firmly on the table this week, the response from some corners of the press was as predictable as it was dangerously misleading. Kirstie Allsopp splashed warnings that Labour was plotting to “punish homeowners” with a mansion tax by another name.
That couldn’t be further from the truth. And we’re calling it out.
The reality is that Britain’s property tax system is already broken - and has been for over 30 years. Families in modest homes are paying far more than their fair share under frozen 1991 Council Tax bands, while multimillion-pound properties in some of the wealthiest parts of the country pay relatively little. Meanwhile, Stamp Duty actively discourages people from moving, locking up the housing market and stopping families from finding homes that suit their needs.
Unfair doesn’t even begin to describe the detrimental effect these taxes have on people’s lives who are trying to make a good life for themselves, or just simply ‘get by’. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
Fairer Share is proud to have brought this debate into the mainstream by funding the research with Onward & providing the data that the policy was built on. And we’ll continue to push for the Proportional Property Tax in the UK.
Why Fairer Share’s Proposal Makes Sense
Our solution is simple: replace both Council Tax and Stamp Duty with a Proportional Property Tax (PPT), based on the current value of a home. That means no more outdated bands and no more punishing transaction taxes. Just a modern, fair, and transparent system.
And here’s the crucial part that the Daily Mail left out: 77% of households would pay less or the same under PPT, with the average household saving £556 per year. This isn’t about punishing people. It’s about correcting an imbalance that has left ordinary households carrying too much of the burden for far too long.
Built-In Safeguards
Unlike the scare stories of “mansion tax raids,” the proposals being discussed come with safeguards to protect households from sudden or unfair shocks.
- Homes that have already paid Stamp Duty won’t face the new levy until they’re next sold, avoiding any risk of double taxation.
- Councils would be guaranteed a stable funding base, with a minimum £800 contribution from every property, so local services aren’t left short.
- The system would be progressive, with national rates applying only to property value above £500,000, meaning the vast majority of homes pay less or no more than they do today.
That’s not a tax bomb. That’s a fairer, more transparent system.
Learning from Global Examples
Far from being a radical punishment, proportional property taxes are the norm across advanced economies. Countries like Australia, Singapore, Denmark, and parts of the U.S. have long recognised that funding local services this way is more sustainable, more efficient, and more just. Britain is the outlier. And it’s time for change.
Moving the Debate Forward
The Chancellor’s recognition that property tax needs reforming is welcome, and we look forward to working with the HM Treasury as they look to model different solutions. But let’s cut through the noise: the choice is not between the status quo and a so-called “mansion tax.” The real choice is between clinging to a broken, unfair system - or embracing a proven, fair, and modern alternative that works for the majority.
We were key to bringing this campaign to the forefront and we're just getting started. Not because it punishes those with more or hurts the wallets of ordinary people, but because it delivers the fairness that millions of households desperately need.
A Long Overdue Debate: Why Council Tax and Stamp Duty Must Go
Decades of Avoidance Finally Ending
After more than 30 years of political avoidance, the debate is finally happening: the Chancellor has acknowledged that the current Council Tax and Stamp Duty system is outdated and unfair. For too long, modest homes have been paying more than their fair share while multimillion-pound properties remain under-taxed. That must change.
Reeves is exploring replacing Stamp Duty with a property tax on owner-occupied homes sold for over £500,000 and considering introducing a local property tax to replace the outdated Council Tax, which still relies on 1990s property values. This is tied to the aim of providing fairer, more sustainable funding for local authorities.
Fairer Share’s Role in Shaping the Debate
This is exactly what Fairer Share has championed from the very beginning. And today, we are proud to have played a central role in making this conversation possible by providing both the funding and the robust data that underpinned Onward’s analysis, now referenced at the heart of the national debate.
The Case for a Proportional Property Tax
While tweaks to the current system are being discussed, the answer is clear: the Proportional Property Tax (PPT). PPT would replace Council Tax and Stamp Duty in one go, creating a simple, fair, and sustainable tax system based on real property values. No more outdated 1991 valuations. No more unfair burdens on people in modest homes while the wealthiest get away with paying less than they should.
Backed by Public Support
Our polling shows strong support across the political spectrum. In fact, households will make an average saving of £556 each year under PPT. At the same time, councils would receive stable and sufficient funding to deliver the local services we all rely on, from schools and libraries to social care and community spaces.
Time for Labour to Deliver
This reform is long overdue. It’s a no brainer for Labour to adopt. By delivering a Proportional Property Tax, the Government can finally put fairness at the heart of our property tax system, ensuring people contribute based on what their homes are really worth, not what they were worth in 1991.
Looking Ahead
Fairer Share looks forward to working closely with the Labour Government to deliver this much-needed change and create a modern property tax system that reflects fairness, funds services sustainably, and restores trust in how we pay for our communities.