The Autumn Budget Reckoning

The Autumn Budget is where the mask slips and Reeves et al. admit they sees landlords as a captive revenue stream to be drained at will. The next 12 months won’t bring reform, they’ll mark the opening act of a long, deliberate squeeze.
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