Chancellor advised to replace levy with an annual property tax as Treasury considers overhaul of systemRachel Reeves has been urged to abolish the “sin tax” of stamp duty in the budget by property experts including...
Read MoreThis blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereVoting in the Labour deputy leadership election opens today. Lucy Powell, the former Commons leader, is seen as the favourite and, as Jessica Elgot reports, Powell...
Read MoreThe Social Market Foundation thinktank says council tax reform and a property-based tax would be more sustainable and fairerVoting in the Labour deputy leadership election opens today. Lucy Powell, the former Commons leader, is...
Read MorePlan to cut tax that raised nearly £12bn last year announced in speech aimed at boosting economic credibilityThe Conservatives will scrap stamp duty on house sales if they win the next election, Kemi Badenoch has said in a...
Read MoreLabour and Lib Dems call on Reform leader to say whether he gave partner money to buy £885,000 propertyLabour and the Liberal Democrats have called for Nigel Farage to clarify whether he saved tax on a house in his...
Read MoreGuardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff talks through the tax row that brought down the now former deputy prime ministerAngela Rayner’s political stock had never been higher.After a difficult summer for the government, Rayner was...
Read MoreRayner’s departure is deeply damaging to prime minister who had initially stood by herUK politics live – latest updatesAngela Rayner has stood down from the government after the prime minister’s ethics adviser...
Read MoreRayner’s departure is deeply damaging to prime minister who had initially stood by herAngela Rayner has stood down as housing secretary and deputy prime minister after an investigation by the government’s ethics...
Read MoreAshton-under-Lyne residents vent their anger as Rayner admits she paid incorrect amount of stamp duty on second home“I’ve got to pay my taxes, and so has she, it’s as simple as that,” Andrew Davies, 57,...
Read MoreDeputy prime minister expresses regret over mistake that led to underpayment of stamp duty on £800,000 flatAngela Rayner is battling for her political survival after she admitted underpaying stamp duty on her...
Read MoreKey questions answered after deputy PM acknowledges failing to pay enough stamp duty on £800,000 propertyRayner admits underpaying stamp duty on £800,000 flatRead Angela Rayner’s full statementUK politics live...
Read MoreDeputy PM may have to pay tens of thousands of pounds more if tax officials judge she paid incorrect rate on property purchaseAngela Rayner faces having to pay tens of thousands of pounds more in stamp duty if tax officials...
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