RACHEL Reeves’s ‘mansion tax’ would require owners of homes worth over £2 million to pay a relatively small extra amount. It’s a gut-wrenching blow for all of us, so here’s how to cope as best you can.

Let the sadness out

Wanting to cry is a natural reaction to knowing a well-off family who live in a huge house are fractionally worse off. Don’t bottle up your feelings, let the tears flow. But don’t go mad with the Kleenex; your last shop at Tesco made you feel like Leo DiCaprio blowing cash in The Wolf of Wall Street .

Give money to someone with a massive house

In a crisis you feel better if you’re doing something practical, so empty your savings account and give it to the owner of a big house near you. Even just a few thousand will help with totally unaffordable bills like the £

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