Other banks and building societies may follow suit, experts warn.

Nationwide Building Society to raise mortgage interest rates by 0.2% in new blow

Brokers and financial experts warned that this could be the “beginning of the end of low rates” and it will likely mean the Bank of England (BoE) will not go any lower than its 4% base rate.

Nationwide makes rule change which could be ‘beginning of the end’

Critics argue hikes to capital gains tax (CGT) risk punishing long-term savers and destabilising the housing market rather than raising sustainable revenue.

Rachel Reeves handed dire property tax warning over ‘wealth exodus’ fears

A property expert has said homeowners in London and the South East will be hit hardest by Rachel Reeves' proposed mansion tax

Rachel Reeves' 'mansion tax' could hit London homeowners the hardest

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