How Man City’s owners wooed Andy Burnham, from property deals to football chats
Friedrich Engels famously described the industrial slums of Manchester as “Hell upon Earth” and among the worst in Britain after...
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UK to offer first-time home buyers loans to spur ownership
Announcement comes at the start of Labour’s annual party conference in LiverpoolPublished Sun, Sep 27, 2026 · 03:49 PMTHE UK...
UK Unveils Your First Home Scheme for Property Buyers
Prime Minister Andy Burnham unveiled a new homeownership initiative called Your First Home in England on September 26, 2026, aiming...
Trump set for busy UN week with Zelenskiy, Mamdani meetings
US President Donald Trump is set for a series of bilateral meetings during his two-day visit to the United Nations...
UK high street revival will fail without planning reform, says Next boss
By James Davey LONDON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Attempts to revive Britain's high streets will fail unless the government loosens...
Burnham warned by former PM not to raise property taxes
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been warned by a former PM not to increase property taxes in next month’s Budget....
Gordon Brown: Property is already ‘heavily’ taxed
Figures seen by The Telegraph this summer showed that Britain’s yearly council tax intake could rise by £17.6bn by 2030,...
Shortage of council planners threatens Andy Burnham’s housing goals
Staff shortages in council planning departments risk derailing Andy Burnham’s housing goals, experts have warned.Britain is facing a shortfall of...
Scapegoating foreigners won’t fix the social housing cris…
Should British citizens born in this country be privileged over those born abroad? Reform UK’s latest housing policy includes a...
Council tax should be replaced with new property levy, Burnham told
Andy Burnham is “absolutely persuadable” that council tax reform can be outlined in this year’s Budget, Labour MPs believe. MPs...
