mansion tax
Mansion Tax debate: this afternoon
A quick refresher in advance of this afternoon's House of Commons debate on introducing a mansion tax..
Labour's motion (a near carbon-copy of what Vince Cable came up with last year):
Labour’s mansion tax plan defeated in the Commons
Labour's motion for a Mansion Tax on properties worth over £2m has been defeated by 304 votes to 241 in the House of Commons, after the Liberal Democrats sided with the Conservatives.
Lib Dems would welcome mansion tax “if it is a real commitment” – Cable
Vince Cable and senior Lib Dem figures have been flirting with the idea of voting with Labour on mansion tax tomorrow, but only if it's a "real commitment".
Mansion Tax: Labour publish motion for Tuesday’s vote
The Labour Party has published the motion for Tuesday's House of Commons vote on Mansion Tax and challenged the Lib Dems to back it.
Clegg: Mansion tax could be a death duty
Nick Clegg has mooted more ideas about how his mansion tax might work in practice, suggesting that it exemptions could be made for homeowners who have lived in a property for a long time, and/or that taxes…
Miliband moots a mansion tax to “put right a mistake made by Gordon Brown”
Ed Miliband has opened up the mansion tax debate all over again.
Abrahmsohn Part I: Mansion Tax would be the death knell of London’s residential property market
Prime property's £3 billion man Trevor Abrahmsohn rails against Miliband's latest "Desperate Dan" proposal...
Ed must have a very low opinion of the Labour voters in Eastleigh.
The return of the mansion tax: Lib Dems vow to put “payslips before palaces”
The Lib Dems have re-awoken the mansion tax debate all over again, despite the Tories categorically stating that "We won't introduce a new tax on property" in last year's Autumn Statement.
Vince Cable’s back-door mansion tax
David Cameron is saying absolutely not (at the moment) to new council tax bands targeting high-value homes, but there's talk afoot of whopping new stamp duty charges for £1m+ properties, with Chancellor…
Tories stamp on Mansion Tax plans
The Tories have categorically rejected proposals for a Mansion Tax, declaring the Lib Dem idea a "complete economic delusion."
No to Mansion Tax: Hallelujah for common sense, says Trevor Abrahmsohn
Trevor Abrahmsohn on the resilience of prime...
Mansion Tax, no Mansion Tax - what’s the answer?