Revenue from inheritance tax and the higher rates of stamp duty on homes soared to a record £6.7 billion in the last financial year, according to new research.
Halifax said the amount the Government collected through stamp duty on properties valued above £250,000 had risen by 175% in the past half decade.
In the last financial year, Government coffers were boosted by £3.4 billion from the higher rates of stamp duty, compared with £1.2 billion in 2000/01.
Analysis showed that the average house price in 97 of the 645 parliamentary constituency surveyed fell above £250,000 - the level at which the higher rate of 3% stamp duty kicks in.
The typical house price in three constituencies was above the 4% tax level of £500,000.
According to the lender, the Government is also taking an increasing slice of revenue through inheritance tax (IHT).
In the first seven months of financial year 2006/07, IHT revenue was a record £2.1 billion, up 9% on the same period for 2005/06.
Last financial year the Government collected £3.3 billion in IHT revenue and the figure is expected to rise to £3.6 billion in 2006/07.
Halifax estimated that the number of properties in the UK valued higher than the 2006/07 IHT threshold of £285,000 now stands at 1.5 million - 8% of all owner-occupied properties.
This figure will nearly triple to 4.2 million properties by 2020 if the threshold is only increased in line with retail price inflation, the lender warned.
