Families brace for double death tax hit on homes under Burnham
Middle-class families could be set for an even tighter squeeze on their finances under potential “family home death tax” plans...
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How Holyrood’s punishing taxes hollowed out English border towns
Patrick Paton, of Berwick estate agency Paton and Co, says more and more high-earning professionals have been moving their families...
Baby Boomers face property reality check as values drop and tax risks rise – Darcy Ungaro
The old premise that property would double every seven to 10 years no longer holds. So, is “buy, borrow, die”...
UK property tax burden is fourth heaviest in OECD
Tuesday 09 December 2025 4:40 pm First-time buyers are getting older and more reliant on multiple incomes The UK’s property...
Couple lose £48k stamp duty battle after ‘sheep grazing’ loophole dismissed
A couple have been taxed £48,450 after unsuccessfully claiming they should pay less stamp duty because they had a sheep...
Why Braze (BRZE) Shares Are Sliding Today
What Happened? Shares of customer engagement platform Braze (NASDAQ:BRZE) fell 7.9% in the morning session after the company reported mixed...
Edinburgh to bring back 300pc second homes tax
Local authorities were granted powers by the Scottish Government to raise taxes on second home owners by an unlimited amount...
UK property taxes are highest in world – and they’re rising
Monday 18 May 2026 8:43 am Reeves is overseeing a rise in property taxes. The UK has the highest level...
‘Sell in May’ has been a bad strategy this century: Chart of the Day
“Sell in May and stay away” used to have a case. Lately, it’s mostly had a cost. The old warning...
How runaway council tax could break the SNP’s grip on Scotland
For almost two decades, Scots appeared to benefit from a tax perk that their neighbours south of the border could...
