Our thoughts

Press the refresh button on the Council Tax bandings
21st May 2015

If the newly established Conservative majority had any sense they would press the “refresh” button on the Council Tax bandings and press it quickly. While the Mansion tax may have, on the surface disappeared, political sentiment will have not. Such a measure will alleviate the long term threat of a more punitive tax and a potential fall in house prices. But do politicians think this far ahead?