mansion tax
A potted history of the mansion tax in quotes (2009-2015)
The idea of a Mansion Tax has been knocking around Westminster with intent for over five years now, since Vince Cable brewed up a scheme in 2009 to make taxation more fair...
Middle Class Problems: The reverberations of a mansion tax
The reverberations of a mansion tax will be felt all the way down the property ladder, says Will Hollest, as he points out even more flaws in the latest set of plans to tax high value homes.
FORECAST: Mansion tax could mean a 10% fall for superprime London next year – Savills
Savills has issued forecasts for two scenarios for the prime market in 2015: one with and one without a mansion tax. It makes quite a difference...
INFOGRAPHIC: ‘The Mansion Tax Trap’
The peeps over at Property Division have had a bash at an ambitious Mansion Tax visualisation, showing the extent to which each London borough would be affected by Labour's proposed new levy.
Lib Dems abandon ‘crude’ mansion tax in favour of new Council Tax bands
Just a few days after Labour threw itself behind a Mansion Tax on £2m+ properties, The Liberal Democrat party has overhauled its Mansion Tax plans, proposing the introduction of new Council Tax bands…
The Writing On The Wall: Mansion Tax Q&A with Trevor Abrahmsohn
He's ridden out four recessions over forty years, but veteran estate agency boss Trevor Abrahmsohn says he can see 'the writing on the wall' this time.
Labouring the Point: Mansion Tax & other property market schemes
With seven months to go, Labour has outlined its plans to reform the way we live where we do should it win next year's General Election.
Mansion Tax Meltdown: What’s the worst that could happen?
Prices tumbling by up to 50%, courts drowning in litigation, inheritances decimated and mortgage markets in turmoil;
Tory coffers bolstered by mansion tax fears
The Conservatives are being 'bankrolled' by high-end property firms keen to avoid a mansion tax, claims a new investigation by the Independent on Sunday.
El sueño de la razón produce monstruos: How the Mansion Tax will not lie down and die
We don’t know whether Labour Councillor Claire Reynolds is an aficionado of Goya’s etchings, but her latest proposals could have been inspired by one of his most famous epitaphs, says Anthony Hennessy...
Capital Loss: Why a mansion tax could spell disaster for the entire London property market
Despite this week's proposed rejig by Labour, the introduction of a so-called mansion tax would have a disastrous effect on the London property market as a whole, not just above £2million, argues…
Balls details plans for mansion tax on ‘ultra-high-value’ £2m+ homes
"How can it be right that the foreign buyer last month of a £140 million flat in Westminster will pay just £26 a week in council tax — the same as the average-value property in that council area?