{"id":166234,"date":"2025-11-29T23:00:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T16:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/radical-reeves-the-chancellors-mansion-tax-is-a-small-but-brave-step-forward-phillip-inman\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T23:01:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T16:01:19","slug":"radical-reeves-the-chancellors-mansion-tax-is-a-small-but-brave-step-forward-phillip-inman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/radical-reeves-the-chancellors-mansion-tax-is-a-small-but-brave-step-forward-phillip-inman\/","title":{"rendered":"Radical Reeves? The chancellor\u2019s mansion tax is a small but brave step forward | Phillip Inman"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe high-value council tax surcharge may only raise \u00a3400m but it\u2019s the best opportunity for a bigger, fairer tax on wealthRachel Reeves won little credit last week for lifting the lid on one of the most heated tax debates of the past three decades.Who in their right mind would consider engaging in the fight that would inevitably lead to some of the richest people in the land calling for your head? Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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The high-value council tax surcharge may only raise \u00a3400m but it\u2019s the best opportunity for...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-166234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-Hfc","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":159301,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/farmers-ask-for-inheritance-tax-meeting-with-rachel-reeves\/","url_meta":{"origin":166234,"position":0},"title":"Farmers ask for inheritance tax meeting with Rachel Reeves","date":"August 14, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\r NFU welcomes fresh evidence that planned changes may achieve their stated goalThe National Farmers\u2019 Union (NFU) has called for a meeting with Rachel Reeves to discuss changes to Labour\u2019s inheritance tax reforms, after fresh evidence from tax experts that the planned changes may not achieve their stated goal of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":159476,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/reeves-considers-replacing-stamp-duty-with-new-property-tax\/","url_meta":{"origin":166234,"position":1},"title":"Reeves considers replacing stamp duty with new property tax","date":"August 18, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Exclusive: Treasury examines options including tax on homes sold for more than \u00a3500,000 as well as overhaul of council taxBusiness live \u2013 latest updatesThe Treasury is considering a new tax on the sale of homes worth more than \u00a3500,000 as a step towards a radical overhaul of stamp duty\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":159637,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/reeves-leaves-no-stone-unturned-as-she-mulls-reforms-for-property-tax\/","url_meta":{"origin":166234,"position":2},"title":"Reeves leaves no stone unturned as she mulls reforms for property tax","date":"August 20, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Chancellor and prime minister are latest in a long line of politicians who have tried to squeeze more out of UK property Rachel Reeves is in favour of radical tax reform \u2013 or at least she was in 2018. \u201cWe need a radical overhaul of the tax system because\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":159652,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/can-a-nation-in-crisis-rely-on-the-baby-boomer-generation-to-step-up-i-think-the-uk-is-about-to-find-out-phillip-inman\/","url_meta":{"origin":166234,"position":3},"title":"Can a nation in crisis rely on the baby boomer generation to step up? 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