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The Independent UK
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Independent and Lauren MacDougall

Voices: ‘Owning a £500k home does not make you rich’: Readers challenge Reeves’ property tax plan

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves visits a coal tip in Port Talbot (Matthew Horwood/PA) - (PA Wire)

Independent readers are divided over proposals being considered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves for a new tax on homes worth more than £500,000, with many questioning whether the threshold would unfairly affect ordinary homeowners rather than the truly wealthy.

Several argued that in high-priced areas, £500,000 is not a marker of wealth, with smaller homes often costing more than that.

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