YOU WONT BELIEVE: 15 - What They Never Told You

London homebuyers have paid almost £25billion in stamp duty in last decade

Successive Chancellors have ramped up stamp duty rates on more expensive homes

Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2025

Reeves set to back £1.7bn Docklands Light Railway extension in Budget

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Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2025

Reeves urged to use Budget to restore business confidence

The Scottish Chambers of Commerce has published a letter to Rachel Reeves ahead of the Autumn Budget.

Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2025

Budget 2025: Which tax rises could hit you as Chancellor Rachel Reeves targets millions with new levies?

London and the South East are set to be most impact by a wave of tax changes to plug a shortfall of around £20 billion

Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2025

House prices: London is only UK region to see annual fall amid Autumn Budget jitters

The average price of a home in the capital is now £556,000

Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2025

Why interest rates are likely to be cut after the Budget

The Bank of England opted to keep rates at 4 per cent in early November but next month will be a different proposition

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025

Starmer refuses to rule out freezing income tax thresholds in Budget - live updates

Starmer facing questions in Commons ahead of crunch Budget next week

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025

'Mansion tax' on way, say Labour MPs after talk with Reeves on Budget set to hit London hard

The Chancellor reportedly told Labour MPs to highlight how the wealthy would be impacted by her Budget

Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2025

UK’s ability to defend itself questioned by MPs as new arms factories promised

At least 13 sites across the UK have been identified for new factories to make munitions and military explosives.

Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2025

Government must tackle high electricity prices in Budget, industry experts say

Electricity prices in the UK remain some of the highest in Europe after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 sparked the energy crisis.

Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2025