8 h. ago Warning Reeves’s landlord tax will push up rents and ‘dry up’ housing supply

Simon Gammon, founder of Knight Frank Finance, says tax hike on landlords’ rental income will be the ‘last straw’ for many, forcing them to sell up

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13 h. ago Warning Reeves’ landlord tax will push up rents and ‘dry up’ housing supply

Simon Gammon, founder of Knight Frank Finance, says tax hike on landlords’ rental incomes will be the ‘last straw’ for many, forcing them to sell up

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35 h. ago Dry bedding quickly indoors without a tumble dryer using one household item

Drying laundry in winter can be a challenge, but a sleep expert has shared tips to help get your bedding dry faster - and his best trick only requires a clean towel.

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39 h. ago Rachel Reeves faces calls to quit after watchdog contradicts her £30bn ‘black hole’ warning

The Chancellor faces cross-party anger after revelations that the UK’s supposed £30bn fiscal gap was actually just £2.5bn, fuelling claims she misled voters to justify tax rises

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55 h. ago Tenants warned rents will be hiked after Budget tax raid on landlords

Tenants will foot the bill for painful tax hikes Rachel Reeves imposed on landlords in the Budget, property insiders warn.

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57 h. ago Rachel Reeves 'lied to Brits about £21bn black hole to justify Benefits Street tax raid on workers'

Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered a series of extraordinary grim warnings about the state of the government's books in the run-up to the Budget.

Economics

58 h. ago Rachel Reeves accused of 'lying' as OBR watchdog reveals she was told MONTHS before Budget there was NO hole in the public finances... but still talked up misery to cover brutal tax hikes

Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered a series of extraordinary grim warnings about the state of the government's books in the run-up to the Budget.

Economics

58 h. ago No 10 denies Reeves misled over black hole as OBR letter challenges warnings

The Chancellor was told in October by the Budget watchdog that her spending plans would no longer incur a black hole.

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58 h. ago Save our family firms: Reeves warned inheritance tax raid has 'demoralised' business owners and hammered investment

In the Budget this week, the Chancellor stuck to her plan to hit family businesses and farms worth more than £1million with death duties of 20 per cent from April next year.

Economics

62 h. ago Tenants can expect higher monthly rents thanks to tax hikes on landlords in the Budget

Tenants will foot the bill for painful tax hikes Rachel Reeves imposed on landlords in the Budget, property insiders warn.

Economics

3 d. ago Budget 2025 live: IFS warn Rachel Reeves she is ‘disincentivising growth’ after Starmer defends tax rises

Reeves admits Budget will mean working people will have to ‘contribute a bit more’ - but denies breaking manifesto pledge

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3 d. ago John Swinney urged to rule out replicating 'punitive' landlord tax hike in Scotland

It comes after a tax increase was announced as part of the UK Budget

Politics

3 d. ago Rachel Reeves' Budget verdict as huge child poverty boost but families warned on spending

The much respected Institute for Fiscal Studies has given its verdict on the Budget and warned Labour will struggle to keep to its spending plans ahead of the next general election

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3 d. ago Budget 2025 live: OBR chief warns Rachel Reeves none of her measures boost growth as chancellor defends tax rises

Reeves admits Budget will mean working people will have to ‘contribute a bit more’ - but denies breaking manifesto pledge

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4 d. ago Oil and gas sector warns it will be 'taxed to death' after Rachel Reeves extends windfall tax

The Chancellor announced in her speech in the House of Commons on Wednesday that the Energy Profits Levy (EPL) will remain in place until March 2030 - when it will be replaced by a new Oil and Gas Price Mechanism (OGPM).

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4 d. ago Budget 2025: Renters braced for price hikes after Rachel Reeves hits landlords with tax increase

The Conservative leader says Rachel Reeves’s plan to increase taxes on rental income will force landlords out of the market and leave tenants paying the price

Economics

5 d. ago Experts issue stark warning to shoppers as high street favourites struggle to survive

Even good-cause retailers are struggling in the current economic climate. Ahead of Rachel Reeves Budget, in the latest blow to the hight street, they warn of surging costs, mounting costs and poor quality donations

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5 d. ago Rachel Reeves warned against ‘dire’ cuts to Motability in Budget by over 40 disability charities

Exclusive: Reeves told that cuts would ‘betray disabled people and steal our independence’

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5 d. ago Tax expert reveals key reasons why Rachel Reeves’ mansion tax won’t work

Dan Neidle warns Rachel Reeves against a plan to use outdated valuations to force people to pay her planned mansion tax

Economics

5 d. ago EasyJet boss warns Reeves against passenger tax hikes as shares slump

Easyjet chief executive Kenton Jarvis said he hopes the Chancellor freezes air passenger duty and warned that the opposite would 'dampen demand.'

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