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SheilaFentiman · 04/09/2025 13:33

If she had used a government calculator and not paid for advice, I’m sure she would have been criticised for “cutting corners, not getting proper advice, after all she can afford it…”

GlobeTrotter2000 · 04/09/2025 13:29

Her advisers will likely have covered themselves by making her sign a document saying that the information she provided was accurate regards the intended usage of the property. There is a calculator on the gov.uk website she could have checked herself without the need to pay for advice.

timesublimelysilencesthewhys · 03/09/2025 20:09

She gets around £160,000 as an MP and deputy leader. Thats enough to get that mortgage.

Whether she can confidently say she'll be on that salary for a long time, is another thing.

Ihateboris · 03/09/2025 19:51

singthing · 03/09/2025 19:19

This whole thing baffles me. First off, I assume Ms Rayner will be lodging a claim with her specialist tax adviser's liability insurance for giving factually inaccurate advice on the rules, which are clearly laid out in publicly-available HMRC manuals.

Second, I remain deeply curious as to how she got a £640k mortgage in the first place, even with a £160k deposit. She may be a minister but she's not paid THAT well (at least in terms of official salary for mortgage purposes, I have no idea of what she makes on the side)

I was also wondering about the mortgage. Her salary won't cover that surely?

singthing · 03/09/2025 19:19

This whole thing baffles me. First off, I assume Ms Rayner will be lodging a claim with her specialist tax adviser's liability insurance for giving factually inaccurate advice on the rules, which are clearly laid out in publicly-available HMRC manuals.

Second, I remain deeply curious as to how she got a £640k mortgage in the first place, even with a £160k deposit. She may be a minister but she's not paid THAT well (at least in terms of official salary for mortgage purposes, I have no idea of what she makes on the side)