I bought my council house back in 2007.
I owned my own home, lived there, paid the bills there and was registered to vote there, prior to selling the house in 2015.
All before I was an MP…
I owned my own home, lived there, paid the bills there and was registered to vote there, prior to selling the house in 2015.
All before I was an MP…
I've never been a ‘landlady’, owned a property portfolio or been a non-dom.
As with the majority of ordinary people who sell their own homes, I was not liable for capital gains tax because it was my home and the only one I owned.
As with the majority of ordinary people who sell their own homes, I was not liable for capital gains tax because it was my home and the only one I owned.
My husband already owned his own home independently and I had an older child from a previous relationship.
Our son was born just 23 weeks into my pregnancy and spent eight months in intensive care. He is legally blind.
Our son was born just 23 weeks into my pregnancy and spent eight months in intensive care. He is legally blind.
We mutually decided to maintain our existing residences to reflect our circumstances.
Every family is different but it worked for us and we brought up our boys in a caring environment, surrounded by love.
Every family is different but it worked for us and we brought up our boys in a caring environment, surrounded by love.
A wide network of friends and family were also there to support us, including my brother. He’d served in Iraq and was a dab hand at DIY.
For all the unhealthy interest taken in my family by Lord Ashcroft and his friends, there is no suggestion any rules have been broken.
Just a constant stream of smears from the usual suspects.
Just a constant stream of smears from the usual suspects.
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