Thousands of UK households could get council tax discount and save hundreds
The Disabled Band Reduction Scheme is meant to help disabled people who may be in larger properties because of their...
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Quadruple council tax for non-UK second home owners, Labour told
Foreign second home owners should pay quadruple council tax in order to raise £200m a year, a cross-party think tank...
The key differences between Property Tax and Stamp Duty as UK Gov considers changes
Buying a home or property comes with so many new words and phrases to get your head around. The terminology...
Estate agents issue Rachel Reeves warning over property market | Personal Finance | Finance
Speculation that Rachel Reeves is plotting a shake-up of property taxes has spooked buyers and pushed the housing market into...
‘Nightmare’ UK seaside town so crowded with tourists locals ‘can’t walk down the street’
It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the UK and has become a hotspot for tourists in...
Government forced to deny new £500k property tax decision amid fears of raid on homeowners | Politics | News
A report Rachel Reeves is mulling proposals which would see sellers facing a new tax on houses worth over £500,000...
‘Garden shed tax’ warning for UK households – check if you’re affected
A warning has been issued to UK households about a potential new charge that could affect people with sheds in...
‘We felt like UK had let us down so moved to £23,400 house in Bulgaria’
Amy Smerdon, 35, and her husband, Jerry, 53, were fed up with renting in the UK, and realising they couldn't...
Stunning UK village now a ghost town as desperate locals slash house prices by £100k
Golant in Cornwall, which is near Fowey where stars like Gordon Ramsay and Dawn French have owned homes, was once a glamorous property hot spot, but is now said to be a 'ghost town' after a tax blitz on second homesSarah Tulloch Senior Lifestyle and Features Reporter and Toby Codd09:53, 23 Jun 2025Debbie warned the area could become a 'ghost town'(Image: Debbie Pugh-Jones / SWNS)Desperate residents in a picturesque UK village are being forced to drastically reduce their property prices after demand for homes nosedived due to a tax crackdown...
UK’s most expensive seaside town ‘abandoned by tourists’ after new £10 charge
Lloyds said in May that the average property price in Salcombe in Devon is £970,657, down 22% when compared to 2022, when the figure stood at more than £1.2 millionSalcombe in Devon is usually a hotspot for tourists(Image: Getty Images)A new £10 parking fee is deterring day-trippers from visiting Salcombe, recently dubbed the UK's priciest coastal spot. Lloyds reported in May 2024 that the average property price in the Devon town has dropped to £970,657, a 22% decrease from 2022's figure of over £1.2 million.Rightmove's August rankings listed Sandbanks and...
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