23 h. ago A mansion tax would disastrously stall the urge to downsize in London

The top of the market is a dangerous place for the government to play when it comes to property taxes

Events

3 d. ago Rachel Reeves ‘eyes tax raid on expensive homes’ in crunch Budget

Mansions and other high value houses in Labour chancellor’s sights as she prepares for crucial Budget later this month

Economics

6 d. ago A mansion tax will shatter the housing market beyond repair... and break the whole economy: KIRSTIE ALLSOPP

The mere suggestion of a 'mansion tax' to be imposed on properties worth more than £2 million is a disaster.

Economics

7 d. ago Rachel Reeves' £2million mansion tax: How could it work and what would it do to the housing market?

The potential mansion tax is the latest in a long line of property taxes that are reportedly being considered ahead of the Budget.

Economics

7 d. ago Threat of a mansion tax sparks house market havoc... as Housing Secretary refuses FOUR TIMES to rule out new socialist levy in Budget

After Housing Secretary Steve Reed (pictured) refused four times to rule out the proposal yesterday, estate agents said it would 'hasten the stampede' of people leaving the country.

Economics

7 d. ago Mansion wealth tax wouldn’t fill Budget black hole, economists warn Reeves

Former IFS director Paul Johnson says a mansion tax ‘wouldn’t raise anywhere near enough to fill a significant hole’ in the public finances

Economics

8 d. ago More signs Reeves is planning a 'class war' mansion tax: Now Housing Secretary refuses FOUR TIMES to rule out 'house price levy' in Budget that would hit middle

It was this weekend revealed how Chancellor Rachel Reeves could hit those with homes worth more than £2million with a punitive levy in the Budget next month.

Economics

8 d. ago Four out of five homes hit by a Labour mansion tax 'would be in London and SE'

Latest Budget rumours suggest homeowners could face 1% annual bill on properties worth more than £2million

Events

8 d. ago Mansion tax idea is incoherent, former Bank of England boss warns Reeves

Lord King, who ran the Bank of England for ten years, said problems will not be resolved by ‘just adding another wealth tax’

Events

8 d. ago The public will recoil at a mansion tax. Unlike the unpopular Labour Party, most voters don't want class warfare: STEPHEN GLOVER

Starmer and Reeves are doomed - distrusted by most Labour MPs and detested throughout the land. Sir Keir probably won't be PM this time next year and Rachel will no longer be Chancellor.

Politics

8 d. ago Minister behind Labour's mansion tax spends £900 of YOUR cash on a desk

Torsten Bell also charged taxpayers £600 for three chairs for his office and claimed more than £200 on his Parliamentary expenses for professional help to assemble the furniture.

Economics

8 d. ago Presenter Kirstie Allsopp joins backlash against Reeves's plan for new mansion tax

The Location, Location, Location presenter joined a chorus of economists and experts in urging Labour to rule out the proposal to slap a punitive levy on high-value homes in next month's Budget.

Economics

8 d. ago Presenter Kirstie Allsopp joins backlash against Reeves' plan for new mansion tax

The Location, Location, Location presenter joined a chorus of economists and experts in urging Labour to rule out the proposal to slap a punitive levy on high-value homes in next month's Budget.

Economics

8 d. ago Furious battle over Budget inside government as Starmer urged to stop mansion tax plan

Rachel Reeves is said to be seriously considering a mansion tax to fill an estimated £40 billion budget black hole and appease the left of the Labour Party

Politics

8 d. ago Fury at Reeves's mansion tax raid on homes: Chancellor is accused of 'incoherent' class war 

Baron King lashed out after it was revealed the Chancellor Rachel Reeves could hit those with homes worth more than £2million with a punitive levy in the Budget next month.

Society

9 d. ago Rachel Reeves' mansion tax raid plot: Class war plan will punish hard work and aspiration, say critics who warn NOTHING is safe from Labour

Chancellor Rachel Reeves could hit homeowners with a new mansion tax costing thousands of pounds a year as part of a class war plan being considered for next month's Budget.

Events

1 week ago Rachel Reeves ‘plots tax raid on solicitors and GPs in crackdown on UK’s wealthy’

Chancellor to crack down on loophole under which partners do not pay employer national insurance

Economics

3 w. ago Labour 'considers bringing back mansion tax' in Reeves's Budget that could mean ordinary homeowners paying thousands of pounds every year

Kemi Badenoch put property taxes firmly on the agenda with the bold stamp duty pledge in her conference speech yesterday.

Economics