SELF INVESTED PERSONAL PENSIONS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Early day motion 1146, tabled 29 November 2005 by Andrew George (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 36 members.

That this House believes that the Treasury's plan to extend the opportunity for Self-Invested Personal Pension Plans (SIPPs) to invest in residential property from April 2006 will represent a very significant inducement for purchases of second and holiday homes in rural areas which will drive up house prices in areas with a serious shortage of housing for local people; and calls upon the Government to reconsider its proposal and to amend regulations so that SIPPs is extended only to investors in portfolios of properly managed schemes for shared equity, mutual ownership, rented and other affordable housing schemes for local people.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 20, Labour 11, Plaid Cymru 3, DUP 1, Scottish National Party 1.