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Chancellor Rachel Reeves and her husband earn £74,000 a 12 months from rental revenue, in accordance with new studies.

The revelation comes after Ms Reeves hiked taxes by £40billion within the Budget, together with insurance policies that may harm landlords.

She imposed increased taxes on stamp obligation regardless of receiving lease from two properties bringing in additional than £6,000, the Telegraph studies.

Ms Reeves lets her outdated household residence out for about £3,200 a month whereas her husband, senior civil ervant Nicholas Joicey, lets out his two-bedroom flat in London for £3,200 a month.

This revenue tops up the pair’s six-figure salaries of their respective roles.

The common landlord makes round £16,500 a 12 months from their properties.

Ms Reeves additionally raised capital positive aspects tax charges, a transfer that would affect these trying to promote their properties.

Conservative MP Ben Obese-Jecty informed the Telegraph: “Having just announced a deeply unpopular Budget that has caused mortgages to rise, how does the Chancellor justify the £74,000 rental income of her and her husband’s London properties whilst living rent-free in Downing Street as their mortgages are paid for? It’s no wonder she abstained from the most recent vote on the Renters’ Rights Bill.

“Her Budget snatched the £300 winter fuel payment from some of our poorest pensioners, robbed farmers of their ability to pass on their farms and will lead to lower wages for working people. This is yet another slap in the face for British people.”

Tory MP Greg Smith added: “Classic Labour Party do as I say, not as I do. I’m all right Jack, now I’m going to pull the drawbridge up. Yet another Labour action that doesn’t pass the sniff test.”

A Labour Party spokesman stated: “The rental incomes have been declared in the usual way in accordance with the rules.”

Ms Reeves purchased her household residence alongside together with her husband in 2012 for £599,950.

It is estimated that the property is now price round £950,000.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1970723/rachel-reeves-budget-landlord-stamp-duty