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Home Office and Bell Hotel owner are challenging high court injunction granted last week to Epping council

Proposals for autumn budget would mean expanding national insurance to include rental income

Proponents of the tax say landlords have been seen as a way of targeting ‘unearned revenue’

Officials are said to be looking at proposals to hike a levy on property earnings in a bid to raise £2 billion.

Chancellor considers applying national insurance to rental income, according to reports

Mark Wogan, 51, fumed that ‘not one person’ has been to view or make an offer on the stunning seven-bedroom home

COMMENT: It isn’t just that unemployment has hit an all-time high – up 500,000 since Keir Starmer took office – businesses are being stymied by hiring freezes, the hospitality sector is increasingly reliant on agency staff, and the number of NEETs is on the rise. Under Labour, Britain simply isn’t…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves praised the supermarket chain’s expansion as a ‘vote of confidence’ in the UK

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said Lidl’s investment in the warehouses in London and Leeds was a ‘vote of confidence’ in the UK.

Neil Amin-Smith has been described as ‘the hottest SpAd in Westminster’

Chancellor is urged to ‘get a grip’ on country’s finances as yield on 30-year bond rises to 5.62%