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Rachel Reeves plans Budget tax raid on
expensive homes

UK chancellor predicted to plump for ‘least worst option’ of creating higher council tax
bands in England

Nov 2, 2025 Policy

Council tax on ‘expensive homes’ – but most of the money comes from the not-so-rich

The FT has reported that Rachel Reeves is planning a “Budget tax raid on the owners of expensive homes”, expected to raise around £4bn. But less than a 20% of that revenue comes from homes in the top council tax band, while roughly 80% comes from the much larger group of homes in the second-highest […]

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Aug 23, 2025 Infographics • Policy

Council tax on expensive homes: could the Budget raise £1bn+?

The Government needs money. Council tax is regressive – high-value properties pay a trifling sum in comparison with their value. It must be tempting for Rachel Reeves to solve both problems in one go by raising council tax on high-value properties. We’ve created an interactive calculator that shows how this could be done, and how […]

Oct 18, 2024 Policy

How to reform property tax

Property taxes are probably more in need of reform than any other area of UK tax. We have three taxes on property: stamp duty (SDLT), council tax and business rates. They’re bad taxes: they’re unpopular, inequitable, and they hold back growth. There is a way to change this, and tax land in a way that […]