3 d. ago Rachel Reeves needs to put cutting household energy bills at forefront of budget

Record View says if the government doesn't bring gas and electricity bills down, voters will wonder if Labour are serious about the cost-of-living crisis.

Economics

4 d. ago Use our income tax calculator to see how the Budget could affect YOU

HOUSEHOLDS may have been spared by an income tax hike, but there are still plenty of other ways YOUR pocket could be picked in the Budget. A stealth tax raid expected to be announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in her Budget next Wednesday is set to hammer households. Millions of workers and pensioners face being...

Economics

5 d. ago What does the left want? A wealth tax. What will that accomplish? Very little | Aditya Chakrabortty

Imposing a 1% levy on the super-rich isn’t a policy, it’s pantomime. Tackling inequality in Britain will require much more far-reaching changesBy this time next week you will be digesting the budget, you lucky thing. Yet even before Rachel Reeves has commended a single damn thing to the house, her efforts have been written off as a “shambles”, from a “chaotic” government that is Labour in name alone. Which begs the question: what is the leftwing alternative?Because there is one, on which agreement stretches from Labour backbenchers to many of their opponent MPs and far beyond. Whether you listen to Zack Polanski or Zarah Sultana, the TUC or the YouTubers, they all call for a wealth tax – stinging the rich to pay for schools and hospitals. Who could be against such a thing?Aditya Chakrabortty is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

Economics

5 d. ago House prices slump just seven days before Rachel Reeves' Budget as demand slows

The typical house price in the UK stood at £271,531 in September - down 0.6 per cent compared to August, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Economics

5 d. ago Rachel Reeves under mounting pressure as food prices soar and households struggle with cost of living

RACHEL Reeves facing huge under pressure to help households with the cost of living as food prices went up. The Chancellor vowed to do more to “bring down prices” in her Budget next week as the overall rate of inflation dipped slightly to 3.6 per cent. But food costs were up from 4.5 per cent...

Society

8 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 17 November: Asia tensions hit Burberry shares, Budget rumours warning

The FTSE 100 index is steady at the start of a big week of economic and corporate updates.

Events

8 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 17 November: Buildings supplier cuts guidance, house prices lower

The FTSE 100 index is lower at the start of a big week of economic and corporate updates.

Society

8 d. ago Rachel Reeves budget blamed for dip in housing market as asking prices drop

Average new seller asking price fell by 1.8% or £6,589 month-on-month in November and the average price tag on a home comes to market across Britain to £364,833

Economics

1 week ago Labour housing chief of borough where Rachel Reeves broke landlord rules resigns after making exactly the same mistake

Michael Situ has quit as the Cabinet Member for Housing at Southwark Council after failing to obtain licences to rent out two properties he owns in Peckham.

Politics

1 week ago London council housing boss resigns over landlord licence blunder that Rachel Reeves also made

Southwark Council’s Cabinet Member for Housing, Michael Situ, admitted he did not obtain the correct permissions to let out his Peckham properties

Politics

1 week ago UK borrowing costs up after markets spooked by Reeves’s income tax U

Pound down 0.5% against dollar in early trading after chancellor drops plans for upcoming budgetUK politics live – latest updatesBritain’s borrowing costs have jumped while the pound has dropped after the chancellor’s extraordinary last-minute decision to ditch tax-raising plans in the upcoming budget.Interest rates on government bonds rose by more than 10 basis points in early trading, putting them on track for their worst day since 2 July, when investors responded to a tearful appearance by Rachel Reeves in the House of Commons chamber. The pound, meanwhile, dropped 0.5% against the dollar. Continue reading...

Economics

1 week ago West London council lobbies House of Lords to axe funding cuts before Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget

West London council lobbies House of Lords to axe funding cuts before Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget  MyLondon

Economics

3 w. 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

3 w. ago Revealed: The emails at the centre of the Rachel Reeves housing law breach furore

Emails between the Chancellor’s husband and a letting agency show they were made aware that a licence would be needed to rent out their family home in Dulwich

Politics

3 w. ago I created the viral AI Rachel Reeves rap video after she broke housing rules

The video was shared on social media just three hours after the Daily Mail revealed the Labour minister had failed to obtain a rental licence before placing her home on the market.

Politics

3 w. ago Rachel Reeves's husband emails to be published today amid rental house licence row

Downing Street insisted that the Prime Minister still retains confidence in his Chancellor and guaranteed Ms Reeves will deliver the Budget on November 26

Society

3 w. ago Rental licensing rules explained after Rachel Reeves’ property error

Here are the rules and the possible consequences of not having the right licence

Society

3 w. ago UK's Starmer stands by his Treasury chief after house rental rule breach

U.K. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves has apologized for renting out her London house without a license

Society

3 w. ago Rachel Reeves admits breaking housing rules while renting out family home

Rachel Reeves admits breaking housing rules while renting out family home  Financial Times

Society

3 w. ago Rachel Reeves admits breaking rules by renting out her house without a licence

Rachel Reeves admits breaking rules by renting out her house without a licence  The Guardian

Society