Quarter of UK homeowners say they would sell to avoid mansion tax

A survey finding about a quarter of homeowners would sell up to avoid a mansion tax is being reported by The Times and trending on Google. The Telegraph says the tax wipes £285k off homes over £2m, and The Independent calls changes to it bad for the housing market.

Timeline

1. 23 Oct, 20:10 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 23 Oct, 20:10 UTCPicked up on News
3. 23 Oct, 20:10 UTCThe Times reports quarter would sell up
4. 23 Oct, 20:10 UTCTelegraph says tax cuts £285k from £2m+ homes

Top sources

• mansion taxGoogle Trends
• Messing with the mansion tax is bad news for the whole housing marketThe Independent
• Mansion tax wipes £285k off homes over £2mThe Telegraph