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Mansion tax has been back in the news this week following a clash between Myleene Klass and Ed Miliband. The debate, which was broadcast on ITV's The Agenda', has hit the headlines and caused the increasingly frequent event known as a Twitter storm'.

The former Hear'Say singer slammed the Labour leader's plans for a tax on properties worth more than £2m, arguing that the proposed levy would hit little grannies' in modest homes rather than the super-rich like herself that the tax is aimed at.

It was hailed as a Paxman' moment by some, whilst others described Klass as out of touch' and a spoilt brat. Many believed Myleene beat Ed in the debate, although, as expected, she has also faced a backlash from others.

Since May, Estate Agent Today has published a number of articles about the mansion tax.. To be precise, there have been 13 articles, 22 comments, 22708 reads and an average of 1,747 reads per article.

There has been some strong reaction for and against the mansion tax, but not the same level of comments and heated debate seen below the line on stories about Agents' Mutual and online vs traditional agents, which time and again prove especially divisive topics.

Does Agents' Mutual matter more to the majority of agents than the mansion tax Would a mansion tax really only affect high end agents, and this is why the proposals haven't generated the expected response among the agent community

Unsurprisingly, a few high-end agents have spoken out, especially those who operate in the Prime Central London Market (PCL) such as Savills. The Mayfair-based agent says the threat of mansion tax after next May's general election is putting buyers off £2m plus properties. This goes hand in hand with plenty of recent data showing how the PCL market has been faltering for months.

The prospect of a mansion tax and the uncertainty of a looming election will affect this further and as many agents have said in recent comments, it could well impact the property market throughout the whole of the UK. Does this mean, therefore, that the mansion tax would have wider repercussions other than merely hurting agents working at the very top end of the London market

With this in mind, some food for thought, why wasn't one of the country's best agents up there debating with Ed Miliband

There's no doubt that It's great to see property issues making waves in the mainstream media but despite our obsession with celebrity, wouldn't someone with years of experience and genuine knowledge have been able to give more rounded insight and explain the direct effects of the mansion tax on the recovering property market more succinctly than Myleene and her £11m personal fortune As Klass once sang to us it's pure and simple, an estate agent should have been there.

That's it for this week; enjoy the latest edition of Industry Views. For any enquiries, please get in touch on: press@estateagenttoday.co.uk.

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