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Chancellor's Mansion Tax Sparks Outcry Over Inheritance Burden

11/16/2025

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves plans a mansion tax targeting property wealth, labeled by critics as an 'extra death tax by the back door'.
The proposal could add a £600 million surcharge on high-value homes and revalue 2.4 million properties in England.
Homeowners could defer the tax until they sell or die, but families could face an additional inheritance tax on top of the 40% death duty.

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves plans a mansion tax targeting property wealth, labeled by critics as an 'extra death tax by the back door'.
The proposal could add a £600 million surcharge on high-value homes and revalue 2.4 million properties in England.
Homeowners could defer the tax until they sell or die, but families could face an additional inheritance tax on top of the 40% death duty.