12 h. ago Bank of England to hold rates this quarter and resume cutting early 2026

Bank of England to hold rates this quarter and resume cutting early 2026  Reuters

Politics

15 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

22 h. 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

27 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

34 h. 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

36 h. 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

37 h. 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

46 h. 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

47 h. 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

50 h. 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

52 h. 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

57 h. 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

57 h. 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

3 d. ago Pep Guardiola warns Norway boss that Erling Haaland will not get much rest

The Scandinavian nation are on the brink of qualification for the World Cup.

Events

3 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

3 d. ago Fury over SNP’s early release prison scheme with cons ‘back in cells within 24 hours’

A CHARITY boss helping cons given early release warns they’ll be back “within 24 hours”. Another 800 prisoners are about to be set free. But Natalie Logan, chief executive of prison rehabilitation group Sisco, said the plan to ease pressure on Scottish jails failed to give prisoners enough support once released. And it is increasing...

Events

4 d. ago Jeremy Clarkson told House of Lords peer ‘don’t do it’ over pub opening plan

Jeremy Clarkson warned a charity boss not to open a pub by giving her “a list of all the things that could go and would go wrong”, a peer told parliament on Friday (24 October).

Politics

4 d. ago Jeremy Clarkson warned charity boss and Tory peer Baroness Monckton not to open a pub giving her 'a list of things that could and would go wrong', she tells Parliament

Tory peer Baroness Rosa Monckton said when she asked for Jeremy Clarkson's advice on opening her own pub, he warned her it is 'relentless'.

Events

4 d. ago Wall Street hits record highs after US inflation report fuels interest rate cut hopes – business live

US consumer prices rose by less than expected last month, as markets digest breakdown of trade talks with CanadaUS prices rose at a 3% annual rate in September, slightly beating forecastsNewsflash: Conditions appear to be improving in the UK economy this month.The latest poll of purchasing managers at British firms has found that growth is picking up after the lull in September, partly helped by the resumption of manufacturing at Jaguar Land Rover after its recent cyber attack.“October’s flash UK PMI survey brings hope that September was a low point for the economy from which business conditions are starting to improve.Output has picked up, with a particularly welcome return to growth for manufacturing for the first time in over a year accompanied by an upturn in demand for services, notably among consumers. Business confidence has also brightened slightly, job losses have moderated, and inflationary pressures are coming back to levels consistent with the Bank of England’s 2% target...

Economics

4 d. ago Rachel Reeves is in a desperate search for scapegoats for her own incompetence

At the City of London Regulators' dinner at the Mansion House, a deputy governor of the Bank of England was positively lyrical about how the UK was faring after cutting ties with Brussels.

Politics