mansion tax
Blue Skies: London property surges as Cameron locks out the Mansion Tax
We now have a dominant Conservative Party for the next five years, which should put Mansion Tax fears on ice for now at least, and drive a surge of activity at the top of the market, where many vendors…
SNP pledges UK-wide mansion tax for ‘those with the broadest shoulders’
The Scottish National Party - potentially in line to become the third largest force at Westminster next month - has pledged its support for a UK-wide mansion tax.
Lib Dems propose staggered Mansion Tax, starting at £2k a year
Nick Clegg has been attempting to reassure skittish voters worried about his party's plans to introduce a Mansion Tax, by releasing a few more details on the proposed structure.
Average Mansion Tax bill for £3m+ homes would be £23,775 a year – CBRE
Promises made to homeowners in the £2m-£3m bracket mean that people owning properties worth more than £3m would pay an average of £23,775 in Mansion Tax per annum, according to new research by CBRE.
Mansion tax creates ‘two-speed market’ in prime central London
Prices across PCL nudged up (just) for the first time since September in February, says Knight Frank, but there's a marked difference between the sub-£2m bracket and anything over £5m, where mansion…
The Cook Report: Mansion tax is ‘outdated and unnecessary’
Savills' Director of Research Lucian Cook has been moonlighting, penning a swingeingly anti-mansion tax manifesto for right-leaning think tank the Centre for Policy Studies.
Clegg to reboot mansion tax in bid to balance national books ‘fairly’
Nick Clegg is practicing a speech that seems likely to reboot the Lib Dem's mansion tax plans...
Abrahmsohn: Why Mandy was right to diss the Mansion Tax
Glentree boss Trevor Abrahmsohn thought Lord Mandelson was just a "hobnobbing champagne socialist" before his performance on Newsnight this week. Now he's not so sure...
Most MPs would choose new council tax bands over a mansion tax
Seven in ten MPs believe that an extra higher rate of council tax is a better option than a new mansion tax on high value homes.
Mansion tax and the prime London lettings market: An impact assessment
About 20,000 rental properties in London are worth £2m or more, says Knight Frank. A mansion tax on the these homes could have some significant unintended consequences for tenants and landlords...
Balls announces mansion tax thresholds; admits he could be ‘a very, very unpopular man’ if Labour wins in May
"Of course Savills are going to try and scare everybody with a £50m house," said Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls as he outlined his ideas for mansion thresholds in Labour's proposed progressive tax on high-value…
‘The risks associated with the election and a proposed mansion tax are overplayed’
A bullish stance on next year's property market from independent sales/acquisition agency Brooks Marshall, which argues that "the risks associated with the election and a proposed mansion tax are overplayed".