5 h. 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

5 d. 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

5 d. 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

6 d. 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

6 d. 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

8 d. 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

8 d. 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

1 week 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

1 week 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

1 week 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...

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1 week 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

1 week ago House prices FELL in September as Budget tax hike fears put property market on hold

Property prices are up only 0.3% since the start of 2025 and just 1.3% higher than they were in September last year.

Economics

2 w. ago Rachel Reeves 'would wipe £136bn off the economy' if she hikes property tax, experts warn

Treasury officials have been examining plans to impose capital gains tax on main residences and reverse changes the Tories made when they were in power last year.

Economics

2 w. ago How YOU can beat the property freeze: As rumours swirl of significant tax hikes, this is exactly how you can sell without being ripped off

Talk of sweeping property tax hikes in the Budget has paralysed the homes market, and those trying to sell homes might agree. Here are tips for sellers for how NOT get ripped off...

Politics

2 w. ago Think twice before rushing to fix the UK’s broken property taxes

It took us a generation to get into the present council tax mess and would take another to emerge with minimal scars

Politics

2 w. ago London property prices flatline amid fears over Budget tax raid on home sales

Market has been side-swiped by speculation about a possible sales tax on properties worth more than £500k

Economics

2 w. ago Demand for homes priced above £500k dampens amid Budget speculation

Some buyers are adopting a ‘wait and see’ approach ahead of the Autumn Budget in November

Economics

3 w. ago Cardi B claims Offset is refusing to settle divorce over unpaid taxes and property issues

The rapper filed for divorce from Offset in July 2024

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4 w. ago How to profit from the London property freeze: The areas where brave buyers can snap up HUGE bargains

From the Georgian squares of London's ritziest neighbourhoods to the blocks of flats on the outskirts, a cold chill has descended over the London property market

Economics

4 w. ago King made more than £1m selling land for leg of HS2 that was scrapped

Exclusive: Duchy of Lancaster has maximised profits on land deals despite claiming it ‘does not rely on taxpayers’ money’King Charles’s private property estate has made more than £1m at taxpayers’ expense from the sale of land for projects linked to the leg of HS2 which will no longer be built, the Guardian can reveal.The Duchy of Lancaster negotiated payments totalling £1,132,400 by selling land for road works near a proposed hub station in Crewe, Cheshire in a deal that has emerged despite the organisation’s assertion that it is “completely self-financing and does not rely on taxpayers’ money”. Continue reading...

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