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Southern homeowners could be made to pay higher property taxes under possible new reforms made by Andy Burnham.

Martin Lewis has issued his first message to Britain’s new chancellor, offering his help to tackle the “many outstanding consumer issues” facing the UK economy.

Homeowners in the Chilterns could be forced to pay hundreds of millions of pounds more for living in their homes under Andy Burnham’s rumoured plans for a land value tax.

Tony Blair’s think-tank has sounded a stark warning to Andy Burnham against crushing investment with ’wealth taxes’.

New research suggests that at least 1.5 million people were taken to court over unpaid council tax debt last year.

Millions of British people are facing a series of staggering price increases in April, even before considering the impact of the Iran war.

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK MPs stormed out of the Commons chamber today following a fiery PMQs exchange.

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A version of the Valuation Office Agency (VOA)’s “automated valuation model" will be used in the assessment.

Sir Sadiq Khan is increasing his funding of debt collectors that track down unpaid council tax and business rates in London.

The UK’s Budget process has "descended into complete chaos," Scotland’s Finance Secretary said as she pushed for a meeting with the Chancellor.

The UK’s housing market is showing signs of slowing down amid speculation that Rachel Reeves could announce tax increases on property in next month’s budget.

More than a dozen Labour MPs have written to Rachel Reeves urging her to abolish council tax, as the chancellor faces growing pressure to revamp Great Britain’s property taxes in the next month’s budget.

Angela Rayner has admitted to a council tax controversy involving her three homes. The Deputy Prime Minister has recently purchased a seaside apartment near Brighton for over £700,000.

Documents in the Spending Review suggest that council tax is projected to increase by 5% annually to fund local services.

UK inflation jumped sharply in the year to January, driven by rising food prices, air fares and an increase in private school fees.

Resolution Foundation report states that failure to reform has ‘gradually brought back the problems that dismantled the poll tax’.

Around one in 10 councils across the UK are reducing one or more bin collection services, even though council tax is set to increase.

Most councils in England set to increase bills by around 5% from April 1, as this is normally the maximum amount they are allowed to put up council tax by without a referendum