Tom Haynes

3 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Tom Haynes

Increasing tax beyond the "sweet spot" in the middle will push taxpayers to change their behaviour to get around tax, the theory posits. Ms Young said there were indications Labour had "grossly underestimated how behaviours would have been impacted by the tax rises and cuts to relief for entrepreneurs". She added: "The theory was one of the reasons the rumoured equalisation of income tax and capital gains tax rates didn't materialise in October.

3 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Tom Haynes

The Department for Work and Pensions released poverty statistics this week which revealed one in six pensioners were living in poverty last year - before Rachel Reeves's decision to axe the winter fuel payment. Separate data from the energy department showed one in 10 households where the oldest person is over 75 are in fuel poverty.

4 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Ollie Corfe |Tom Haynes

Surrey Heath, nestled in the London greenbelt, will see the highest average charge for second homes of all at £6,342 after it also doubles rates. This is four times higher than the lowest average of £1,589 in Sunderland, which isn't bringing in a premium for its 931 chargeable second homes.

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Tom Haynes |Meike Eijsberg

The average EPC score in the neighbourhood is 57, placing it in the D band, and it could cost between £13,700 and £28,700 to bring the average home up to a C rating, as shown in the average renovation costs chart above. Other student neighbourhoods where there was a high concentration of inefficient homes included Lenton (Nottingham), Fallowfield (Manchester), and Selly Oak (Birmingham).

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Tom Haynes

Up to £200,000 can be invested in VCTs each year. As a result, Emma Wall, of Hargreaves Lansdown, said they are typically the reserve of the very wealthy, "who are able to take on the additional risks with a small portion of their portfolio". She added: "These are often higher or additional-rate UK taxpayers who've already used their Isa and pension allowances," she added.