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Properties worth more than £2million have decreased in value by an average of £284,000 amid concerns over Labour's incoming mansion tax, new figures show.
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figures → decrease → tax
Experts say the demand for high value homes has fallen since the levy was first announced by former chancellor Rachel Reeves in last year's autumn Budget.
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levy → say → Budget
On average, properties valued at £2million or more have been discounted by £284,583 since the beginning of this year, compared to £244,000 in 2025.
Moreover, houses that sold between April and June 2026 averaged the largest discount at £315,119, analysis shows.
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analysis → value → 315,119
According to property experts TwentyCi, homes valued at £2million were less than half as likely to sell and took twice as long to find a buyer than those priced under the mansion tax threshold.
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homes → accord → threshold
On average higher value homes took 86 days to find a buyer, compared to 41 days for the rest of the market.
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homes → take → market
TwentyCi also found that on average the percentage of the initial asking price achieved for a property of £2million was 90.5 per cent during the third quarter of this year.
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percentage → find → year
Properties worth more than £2million have decreased in value by an average of £284,000 amid concerns over Labour's incoming mansion tax, new figures show (stock photo)
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figures → decrease → photo
A property priced at this value would therefore sell for £190,000 less than the original valuation.
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property → price → valuation
Moreover, the number of the UK's 148,384 homes valued at £2million or more are not evenly distributed throughout the country.
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number → value → country
Around 64 per cent are located in London, while 88 per cent are concentrated in London, the South East and the East of England combined.
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cent → locate → England
Chris Sykes, a property finance specialist at MSP Financial Solutions, told The Telegraph: 'There is definitely less activity in the £2million to 2.5million space as buyers consider whether it makes more sense to buy at £1.9m and not commit to an additional annual cost.'
Katie Lam, the shadow housing secretary, added: 'Labour were warned that their Family Homes Tax would gum up the housing market.
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Tax → tell → market
The data now proves this beyond doubt.
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data → prove → doubt
'The Family Homes Tax is a tax on aspiration and on those who've worked hard, saved and paid their taxes.'
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who → work → taxes
Concerns about the impact of the mansion tax come after it emerged Labour was planning on extending the levy to properties valued at more than £1.5million.
Lowering the threshold by £500,000 would more than double the number of homes at risk of being affected to 271,000.
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Lowering → come → 271,000
Map shows the areas of London with the most homes valued at £2million or more
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Map → show → more
A Whitehall source said: 'This is seen as the most viable option because the Valuation Office is already doing the work to identify the homes worth more than £2million, so it isn't a massive change to capture those over £1.5million.'
Two government sources confirmed that lowering the threshold is a 'live discussion' in the Treasury, The Times reports.
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Times → say → Treasury
However, nothing has been firmly decided, amid concerns too many more modest homes would be affected.
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homes → decide → concerns
A government spokesman said: 'This tax is expected to raise around £430million per year to help fund public services and is addressing a longstanding unfairness in our country, where a Band D home in Darlington or Blackpool pays more in council tax than a £10m mansion in Mayfair.'
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home → say → Mayfair
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