Conservative Party Chairman has warned Labour’s £2m council tax surcharge will publicly identify wealthy homes which will be targeted by criminals.
30th Dec 20250 363 1 minute read Simon Cairnes
Labour’s new Mansion Tax is a “burglars’ charter” according to Conservative Party Chairman Kevin Hollinrake (pictured), who has warned that the policy would mean the addresses of all the homes above the £2m tax threshold would be in the public domain.
He said the move would effectively advertise the most valuable homes to professional thieves and has accused ministers of “inviting thieves to double down on the most profitable properties.”
1991 valuationsThe existing Council Tax system is still based on 1991 valuations and places all homes worth £325,000 or more into the top band. Labour’s plans require officials to revalue properties in bands F, G and H, with those assessed at over £2m facing an additional annual levy of between £2,500 and £7,500.
This information will then be made publicly available on various Government and local authority websites.
Hollinrake told The Telegraph the risks would be greatest for those expensive houses outside of the major cities. In London and parts of the South East, he explained, entire streets or neighbourhoods are likely to fall within the new threshold. In rural and more isolated areas, however, homes are easier to identify and could be singled out by criminals.
Doing criminals’ homework for them.”
This, he said, amounted to “doing criminals’ homework for them”, adding that with just five per cent of burglaries resulting in a court appearance, the vast majority of perpetrators would be likely to get away with it.
A Treasury spokesperson responded by saying Council Tax bands have been publicly available for decades and defended the reform as a fairness measure, arguing it would ensure the most expensive properties contribute more than the average family home.
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