Cut in stamp duty has only really benefited London, says Zoopla
Property website says sales jumped by 27% in first two weeks of stamp duty holiday Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The government’s stamp duty cut to… »
Property website says sales jumped by 27% in first two weeks of stamp duty holiday Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The government’s stamp duty cut to… »
Chancellor’s directive to focus on how people escape CGT ‘feels like starting pistol for a tax grab’, says analyst Wealthy households could be in line for tax rises to claw… »
Economic experts, unions and Labour sound warning after summer statement Rishi Sunak has been warned he will need to act far more decisively to prevent mass unemployment this autumn after… »
Tribune Online Man docked for alleged N175,000 property theft A 58-year-old man, Chukwuma Okonkwo, on Thursday appeared before an Asaba Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing property worth N175, 000 from a… »
Social policy experts call for educational, tax and pay reforms to beat economic slide Downward mobility – the phenomenon of children doing less well than their parents – will become… »
Research shows people in need outnumber those on social waiting lists by two to one More than 8 million people, equivalent to the population of London, are living in unsuitable… »
SEVENTEEN per cent of mortgage borrowers — one in six — think they will still be repaying it at 65, a poll reveals. And one in ten admits they have… »
Many feel they have been fobbed off by Grand Designs presenter’s promised returns TV presenter whose design for living turned sour Small investors who sank millions of pounds into the… »
Exclusive: Report sets out blueprint for overhaul of rental sector including devolved powers Sadiq Khan will demand an overhaul of tenancy laws in a campaign for London rent controls that… »
A YOUNG family from Leicestershire bought their £131,000 three-bed home with even having to put down a deposit. Beth Sharpe, 26, and her partner Carl Dooley, 35, moved into their… »
Report finds at least 630,000 will be unable to afford private rents on their pension income More than 600,000 members of so-called ‘Generation Rent’ are facing an “inevitable catastrophe” of… »
Young people can no longer afford to move to cities where wages are higher, says Resolution Foundation One of the defining patterns of English life in which young people move… »
Peterborough byelection hopeful had role in firm that exploited ‘feudal’ system The Brexit party’s candidate in the Peterborough byelection has been criticised for profiteering from buying and selling freeholds of… »
ESTATE agents who charge the highest commission fees are overvaluing homes by up to 20 per cent to lure sellers. Property owners then pay their larger fees when they sell… »
HAVING a newborn will send most household finances soaring but for Shona Hornby and her partner Nick Trutwein becoming parents actually kick started their saving for a house. As soon… »
Commission set up by Scottish government recommends new powers to split monopolies Scottish land ownership rules must be radically reformed to reverse the concentration of the countryside in the hands… »
MORE than half of mortgages on the market can now be taken out for up to 40 years, after a surge in longer loan availability. Traditionally, homeowners have been able… »
A Chinese startup that’s taking a dorm-like approach to urban housing just raised $500 million as its valuation jumped over $2 billion. Danke Apartment, whose name means “eggshell” in Chinese,… »
UNDER-FIRE homebuilder Persimmon caused outrage after posting record pre-tax profits of more than £1bn yesterday. The York-based firm – accused of leaving some buyers with shoddy houses full of mould,… »
Builder condemned for making massive gains from taxpayer-funded programme Housebuilder Persimmon made a record-breaking £1bn profit last year – equal to more than £66,000 on every one of the homes… »
LANDLORDS have hiked rents by up to seven per cent since last year, new figures show, and now an expert is warning things are only going to get worse. More… »
YOUR empty nest may be feeling rather full again, with a million more young adults living with their parents than two decades ago. That is according to recent figures from… »
NEW homes are costing more to heat because eco-energy plans were scrapped, experts say. The “zero carbon homes” policy was due to start in 2016 but the Government ditched it… »
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Italy stumbles back into recession Latest: Italy is in recession again Italian economy shrank by 0.2% last quarter Eurozone only… »
Bernard McGowan, who has £30m in property, received money from Brent despite being banned A repeatedly convicted landlord, ruled unfit to rent out property in a north London borough in… »
Controversial landlord Fergus Wilson forces Kent householders to find new homes Dozens of families are facing the risk of homelessness after receiving eviction notices from one of Britain’s biggest and… »
Leaseholders at building in London face having to pay £70,000 each to make it safe Residents in a tower block that is wrapped with combustible cladding say they are facing… »
Winner received £110,000 after Mark and Sharon Beresford failed to sell enough tickets Contestants who entered a raffle to win a £3m luxury home in Hampshire have been left disappointed… »
Commission including Sayeeda Warsi and Ed Miliband has been researching ways to tackle housing crisis ‘Bounced from place to place’: the unsettled lives of housing crisis victims England must launch… »
‘Muhammad’ less likely than ‘David’ to get a positive response, Guardian investigation finds • How we carried out the survey People from ethnic minorities face arbitrary discrimination when they look… »