The special carve out for family homes is one of the main reasons the housing market is so ridiculously overpriced, and why pensioners cling onto family homes. We should tax them more than other asse… (View Post)

That’s what levelling looks like, I’m afraid. If a 1% flat rate looks mad then it’s not the tax that is the problem. House values will respond, mitigating that impact - setting up in the NE of Englan… (View Post)

This might not be the best forum to seek examples. (View Post)

More than enough. You’d have up to £40 billion left over, depending on how house prices respond. And most people would get a substantial tax cut, particularly in Red Wall areas. Council tax = £50 bil… (View Post)

I don’t disagree - but I think it’s important to distinguish when a tax is undermined by [removed out of sensitivity to TSE], in contrast to when it deters an activity that’s good for the wider econo… (View Post)