The worst-kept secret of the Rachel Reeves Budget last week (and that is really saying something) was the new Mansion Tax. The ‘High Value Council Tax Surcharge’ — to give its full and proper name — comes in to force from April 2028, after which the owners of houses valued at £2 million or above-plus … Read more
If you open up the satellite view on Google Maps and start having a look around the town of Hersham — one of the Surrey towns, along with Weybridge and Walton-on-Thames, which blend country feel with a location inside the M25 — one of the first thing you’ll notice is a sort of dome-shaped residential … Read more
Carlton Hall is a Yorkshire gem. It stands in the village of Carlton Husthwaite, a few miles south of Kilburn, amid nine acres of landscaped gardens. As well as the main house — which is Grade II-listed — there are outbuildings, a fenced paddock and fields sited alongside the Grade II*-listed St Mary’s Church, which … Read more
