The tax grab about to destroy the middle-class second home dream

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View in browser  |  Unsubscribe Monday March 24 2025   From the Editor     By  Chris Evans Editor     The tax grab about to destroy the middle-class second home dream     Dear Reader, For the first time ever, more than 150 local authorities in England are introducing a 100 per cent premium on council tax for second homes after being given permission from the Government to do so. Maya Wilson Autzen investigates the country-wide clampdown on second home owners. Chris     PS: Unlock one year of access to The Telegraph for £25. Subscribe now.     Telegraph Travel Awards 2025: Win one of 10 luxury holidays worth a total of £200,000       ‘I ditched my London career for a quiet life in the countryside, and still regret it’       The party’s over for Britain’s million-pound beancounters       ‘I condemned the Oct 7 massacre. It cost me my job’       Why everything you think you know about Yoko Ono is wrong       Free to read Clashing egos and scheduling headaches? Inside BBC Today’s presenting problem     Other newsletters you may like... Front Page Our headline stories – every morning and evening. Sign up Money The week's most important tax, property, investing and pensions news, analysis and tips. Sign up Healthy Living The latest health and wellbeing stories. Sign up     Get in touch Are you enjoying the Telegraph From the Editor Newsletter? Please email us your thoughts and feedback at totheeditor@telegraph.co.uk. If you require technical support for Telegraph newsletters, please contact newslettersupport@telegraph.co.uk or visit our newsletters help page. For assistance with your subscription, please visit our help page. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up here.   We have sent you this email because you have either asked us to or because we think it will interest you.   Update your preferences   For any other questions, please visit our help page here.   Any offers included in this email come with their own Terms and Conditions, which you can see by clicking on the offer link. We may withdraw offers without notice.   Telegraph Media Group Holdings Limited or its group companies - 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0DT. Registered in England under No 14551860.