13 h. ago I'm a lawyer: Budget property taxes could be a NIGHTMARE for divorcing couples

The need to pay more tax, either now or in the future, could could upturn decisions about who stays in the family home - or even if they stay there at all.

Society

16 h. ago Budget 2025: EVERY tax that could be hiked, from income to pensions and property

Our guide to everything that could be announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the Budget on 26 November.

Economics

41 h. ago Autumn Budget 2025: Is Rachel Reeves really going to scrap stamp duty this week?

Property experts agree tax changes are needed to unblock the stagnant housing market, yet London’s high prices and dearth of affordable new homes are also significant barriers to buying

Politics

3 d. ago SARAH VINE: Why, as a fiftysomething divorcee, I and countless women like me are every man's worst nightmare

Last week, a study on midlife women and divorce revealed that more than a third are 'happier than they've ever been'. This will not go down well in certain quarters.

Politics

3 d. ago Facing facts on property tax: Rachel Reeves’s Budget options as she hunts for billions

With Labour’s Budget imminent, the chancellor faces a £22bn hole and a narrowing set of promises on tax. Property, long the quiet corner of the system, may finally be in her sights. Here Sean O’Grady and Albert Toth analyse the options available to Reeves

Economics

4 d. ago Autumn Budget 2025: Is Rachel Reeves really going to scrap stamp duty next week?

Property experts agree tax changes are needed to unblock the stagnant housing market, yet London’s high prices and dearth of affordable new homes are also significant barriers to buying

Politics

6 d. ago Mansion tax expected in Autumn Budget would disproportionately impact Londoners

Two thirds of transactions on homes valued at more than £2 million this year happened in London

Economics

7 d. ago Mansion tax would disproportionately impact Londoners, new analysis finds

Two thirds of transactions on homes valued at more than £2 million this year happened in London

Politics

7 d. ago Autumn Budget 2025: Could Rachel Reeves scrap stamp duty tax?

Property experts agree tax changes are needed to unblock the stagnant housing market, yet London’s high prices and dearth of affordable new homes are also significant barriers to buying

Economics

7 d. ago The idyllic Spanish properties to snap up now... no matter your budget: As Spain threatens a 100% expat tax, our experts reveal the homes you can buy for as little as £13,000

In January, Spain's prime minister Pedro Sánchez proposed a new law to impose a 100 per cent tax on property purchases for non-European residents buying Spanish property.

Economics

9 d. ago Britain's broken tax system is killing the economy! Dan Neidle on how to fix the mess

Dan Neidle has called for scrapping stamp duty, cleaning up inheritance tax and a rethink of property levies to simplify things.

Events

1 week ago Londoners who own expensive homes face being hammered in Budget after Reeves U

A new ‘mansion tax’ or higher council tax bands for costly properties are measures the Chancellor could announce

Politics

1 week ago Raise property taxes on rich by £3.9 billion to slash council tax for majority, ministers told

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) say reforming property tax reform could slash council tax bills by 3% for four in five households, raising cash to fund vital public services

Economics

1 week ago TV expert Kirstie Allsopp warns Brits are 'in a panic' amid rumours of fresh property taxes at Rachel Reeves' Budget

The TV presenter, who fronts Location, Location, Location, warned speculation about new measures the Chancellor might bring in was having a profound impact.

Events

1 week ago Why John Swinney should beware the property tax tipping point

A further increase in LBTT could act as a block on house sales and cause the market to stagnate, writes David J Alexander

Economics

2 w. ago The house I want to buy has already been reduced: Can I make an even LOWER offer?

Given the current market, how long it's been up for sale and possible changes to property taxes in the Autumn Budget, what would be a sensible offer?

Politics

3 w. ago Town furious after being duped into 89% property tax increase to fund $80M indoor football stadium

‘I would challenge anyone who thinks we don't need the stadium to be out on that field when it's 115 [degrees],’ the superintendent said in defense of the project

Economics

3 w. 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

4 w. 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

4 w. 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