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AIBU to think a £2m homeowner should pay mansion tax?

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LadyJos · 30/07/2026 13:34

Anyone read the Telegraph Article about the 93 year-old man paying mansion tax on his £2m Richmond Home he bought for £15,000? AIBU but isn't £15,000 to £2m a fairly good return over 60 years, and shouldn't he pay some tax at the end? I can't help thinking since the home is mortgage-free, he has options here to pay the £2500 a year...
‘I’m a 91-year-old veteran about to be dragged into mansion tax. This is wrong’
www.telegraph.co.uk/money/property/house-prices/91-year-old-about-dragged-into-mansion-tax/

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AgnesMcDoo · 30/07/2026 13:41

£15,000 was a fortune 60 years ago.

He's always been well off

Mymyi · 30/07/2026 13:40

SorrellNightwind · 30/07/2026 13:36

Imagine if he had some kind of asset that he could realise some money from?

You must be aware that selling a house and moving are one of the most stressful life experiences. You want a 90+year old couple to go through that?

Envy is a horrible trait.

Swiftie1878 · 30/07/2026 13:37

Do you want him to sell his home to pay?

His home will be taxed when dies, as party of his estate. Can you not wait that long?

SorrellNightwind · 30/07/2026 13:36

Imagine if he had some kind of asset that he could realise some money from?