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