Search Results for: mansion tax
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Regulation & Law
CLAIM: Mansion Tax will cost more than it raises
Former council tax valuer has raised concerns about data gaps, valuation methodology and the administrative costs of assessing 150,000 high-value homes.
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Regulation & Law
Mansion Tax branded by Tories as ‘burglars’ charter’
Conservative Party Chairman has warned Labour’s £2m council tax surcharge will publicly identify wealthy homes which will be targeted by criminals.
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Labour’s Mansion Tax will go the way of HIPs, believe me!
Estate agency chief says there aren't enough district valuers to cope with the deluge of challenges homeowners will make to their home's official value.
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Housing Market
Prime property owners in ‘unusual position’ following Mansion Tax
Research shows top-end homeowners would need to reduce their mansions by almost half in size to escape the Mansion Tax, according to Enness Global.
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Housing Market
REACTION: Budget reveals mansion tax and higher landlord income tax
Rachel Reeves has today revealed a much-expected mansion tax and also higher income tax for landlords during her parliamentary statement.
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Regulation & Law
Wealthy property owners ‘rush to avoid’ Budget Mansion Tax
One in four high end homeowners have moved their property into a trust to dodge a Mansion Tax, strongly rumoured to be included in today's Budget.
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Housing Market
BLOG: How would a mansion tax affect estate agencies?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves considers a Mansion Tax Eamon Shahir looks at how this would affect estate agents operating under and above its £2m threshold.
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Regulation & Law
150,000 homes to pay Rachel Reeve’s Mansion Tax, predicts estate agency
Chancellor’s proposed levy would unfairly target London, with ‘mansion’ values threshold far lower than elsewhere, according to Knight Frank analysis.
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Housing Market
BLOG: Is a mansion tax such a bad idea for the housing market?
Leading London estate agent argues that taxing only those with homes over £2 million will be bad for the housing market, Britain's wealth and Labour's future electability.
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Housing Market
Chancellor mulls annual mansion tax for £2m+ prime properties
Leak to a national newspaper over the weekend reveals Rachel Reeves is eyeing the UK's wealthy to help plug the UK's huge fiscal hole.
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