Labour Embraces Hunt’s Tax Raid on Furnished Holiday Lets

As Rachel Reeves announced the government would be removing the winter fuel payment upsetting tens of millions of pensioners, a measure punishing owners of traditional holiday lets in rural and coastal communities slipped by without as much notice. The abolition of the furnished holiday lettings tax regime was first announced by Jeremy Hunt in the pre-election budget – he claimed it was being abused by ultra-wealthy second home owners.[…] Read the rest