5 h. 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

16 h. ago Here's Mayor Josh Morgan's plan to reduce London's property taxes

Here's Mayor Josh Morgan's plan to reduce London's property taxes  CBC

Politics

17 h. 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

5 d. ago Changes to property taxes in England could ripple down to Scotland

Moves could be good news for owners, sellers and investors, writes Ben Finnie

Politics

5 d. ago Foxtons warns of sharp slowdown in London property market ahead of Autumn Budget

Buyers are sitting on their hands ahead of the Budget on November 26 when Rachel Reeves is expected to reveal changes to property taxes

Events

5 d. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Big Ange twisted her head right then left, as guileless as Little Weed between the flower pots...

One hour after PMQs, Labour MPs herded back to the Commons for a 'personal statement' from Angela Rayner , property dealer and ex-deputy PM. First appearance since her tax scandal downfall.

Politics

5 d. ago It's always the same story. Dogs bark, ducks quack and Labour hits the middle class with tax rises

Tax rises are a choice - and an extremely unwise choice, given that the private sector is already groaning under the heaviest tax burden since the 1940s.

Events

6 d. ago Government issues update on stamp duty reform after plans to 'scrap' tax

It was previously revealed that the Treasury is 'looking at’ new property taxes to replace stamp duty

Politics

8 d. ago The bizarre loophole where businesses run SNAIL FARMS out of London office blocks to avoid paying £300k tax bill

Landlords in London's West End are claiming that commercial properties are 'snail farms' and therefore exempt from paying tax as a 'fish farm or agricultural use' property.

Economics

8 d. ago Housing market slows amid fears Reeves will increase property taxes

Post-summer bounce in activity fails to materialise as buyers and sellers, in the south especially, opt to ‘wait and see’The UK’s housing market is showing signs of slowing down amid speculation that Rachel Reeves could announce tax increases on property in next month’s budget.In a sign of growing caution among house hunters, figures from Rightmove showed that both the number of new buyers contacting estate agents about homes for sale, and the number of new sellers coming to market, slumped by 5% in September compared with the same month a year earlier. Continue reading...

Economics

1 week ago I'm 70 and want to buy a home to live in with my son, how do we avoid it becoming an inheritance tax trap?

I am about to buy a house that will enable my son and daughter-in-law to move in with me so that I can be near my grandchildren.

Society

1 week ago 'm 70 and want to buy a home to live with my son, how do we avoid it becoming an inheritance tax trap?

I am about to buy a house that will enable my son and daughter-in-law to move in with me so that I can be near my grandchildren.

Society

2 w. ago Desperate Reeves 'could combine monster Budget tax hikes with council tax overhaul'

The IFS think-tank said Rachel Reeves should make fundamental changes - such as abolishing council tax and replacing it with a property tax.

Economics

2 w. ago Desperate Reeves 'could wrap monster Budget raid into council tax overhaul'

The IFS think-tank said Rachel Reeves should make fundamental changes - such as abolishing council tax and replacing it with a property tax.

Economics

2 w. ago The ultimate guide to downsizing: What the Budget means for your plans, when to move and how to do it as cheaply as possible, revealed by Britain's leading money experts

The prospect of upcoming property tax changes in next month's Budget and beyond is creating huge uncertainty for all aspiring home-movers.

Economics

2 w. ago The ultimate guide to downsizing: What the Budget means for your plans, when to do it and how to do it as cheaply as possible, revealed by Britain's leading money experts

The prospect of upcoming property tax changes in next month's Budget and beyond is creating huge uncertainty for all aspiring home-movers.

Economics

2 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

2 w. ago The Tories have vowed to abolish stamp duty – what is it and what will Labour and Reform do?

Kemi Badenoch pledges to make wide cuts as part of her ‘blueprint for Britain’

Politics

2 w. ago Tory plan to abolish stamp duty ‘will benefit London and the wealthiest the most’ – UK politics live

The Social Market Foundation thinktank says council tax reform and a property-based tax would be more sustainable and fairerVoting in the Labour deputy leadership election opens today. Lucy Powell, the former Commons leader, is seen as the favourite and, as Jessica Elgot reports, Powell told supporters yesterday that, if she is elected, she will use the post to argue for changes in the way the government is operating. “We can’t sugarcoat the fact that things aren’t going well,” she said.Powell is no longer a government minister and, if she is elected deputy leader, she will do the job from the backbenches. In an interview on Newsnight last night, Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary standing against Powell, said a Powell victory would be “destabilising” for the party. She said:[Electing Powell] risks destabilising the party we best achieve what we need to do together when we have those fierce conversations, including disagreements, behind closed doors.Members need to understa...

Politics

2 w. ago The end of stamp duty? Here's what scrapping the property tax would mean for London home buyers

The news that the Conservative Party has promised to abolish stamp duty tax will be welcomed by many London buyers

Society