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Thousands of farmers have descended on Downing Street today to protest against changes to inheritance tax (IHT) reliefs. Chancellor Rachel Reeves used her Autumn Budget to slash agricultural property relief (APR) for inheritance tax, which farmers and rural groups warn […]

Average asking prices dropped by more than usual in October amid pre and post-Budget jitters, Rightmove claims. The property website’s latest data on house prices shows average new seller asking prices dropped by 1.4% between September and October. That is

Average house price growth continues to outpace earnings but there are some parts of the country where homes are becoming more affordable, research suggests. High house prices are one of the main factors stopping buyers getting on and moving up

Metro Bank has been fined £16.7 million by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) after an automated system the brand setup to monitor transactions failed to spot potential cases of financial crime. Under FCA rules, banks are required to have anti-money

Nervous investors withdrew record amounts of money from equity funds in the build-up to the Budget, data suggests. Chancellor Rachel Reeves had warned of “tough decisions” in her Autumn Budget and ended up revealing £40 billion of tax rises. This

Businesses owners, higher earners and investors are braced for tax increases after yesterday’s Autumn Budget. Chancellor Rachel Reeves used her first Budget to unveil £40 billion of tax rises. She kept her pledge to protect working people by not raising

The government has scrapped plans to assess child benefit eligibility based on household income. One of the final acts of the Tory government was to announce an overhaul of the controversial high income child benefit (HICB) charge. Currently, child benefit

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled £40 billion of tax hikes in her Autumn Budget. Reeves had warned of “tough choices” ahead of her first Budget today as part of efforts to plug gaps in public finances that Labour claims were

Capital gains tax (CGT) is set to rise but property investors have been spared from extra charges. Chancellor Rachel Reeves used her first Budget today to outline £40 billion worth of tax rises. Her aim was to plug gaps in

Rising wages and falling mortgage rates have helped push property market sales activity to a four-year high, Zoopla data suggests. The latest Zoopla House Price Index for October shows the property market appears to be benefiting from lower inflation and