Labour could force landlords to pay National Insurance on their rental income or even make them pay council tax as part of sweeping reforms, experts warn. The Chancellor will reportedly spare property investors from her capital gains tax raid at this month’s Budget after Telegraph Money campaigned for Labour to end its war on landlords.

With the Autumn Budget less than two weeks away, speculation about which taxes Chancellor Rachel Reeves will opt to raise has reached fever pitch. On entering No 11 Downing Street, Reeves commissioned the Treasury to conduct a thorough spending audit,

Rachel Reeves set to raise capital gains tax rate on sales of shares in Budget - Budget reforms will not increase the rate on sales of properties, it has been reported

Rachel Reeves is poised to launch the biggest Budget tax raid in history. The Chancellor’s maiden Budget later this month will involve as much as £35 billion of tax rises – the most on record in cash terms – as she protects her commitment to ending “austerity” and attempts to ensure departments avoid real-terms cuts in spending.

Investors could begin offloading stocks ahead of the Budget this month amid rumours the Chancellor is preparing to hike the level of capital gains tax (CGT) paid on shares, analysts have warned. Rachel Reeves is set to use her inaugural budget on 30 October to lift by several percentage points the charge paid by investors

Rachel Reeves is aiming to raise £40 billion in tax rises and spending cuts in the Budget, it has emerged. The chancellor hopes that filling Treasury coffers with the huge sum will avoid a return to the austerity of the Tory years.

Rachel Reeves has sparked a rush on gold as wealthy households race to save their money from a tax raid at this month’s Budget. The Royal Mint reported sales of gold coins, which are exempt from capital gains tax,

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is preparing to unveil an eye-watering £40billion of tax hikes and spending cuts on October 30.