After years of praying for a house price crash, it’s time for a U-turn
Rates are now falling – the average two-year rate across the big six lenders is 4.6pc, down from 4.7pc last...
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Sadiq Khan’s rent controls risk a black market explosion
If you think you’ll find them on Rightmove, you’re mistaken. This market is more analogue. Think postcards in shop windows,...
A Labour wealth tax on homes will punish the rich – and victimise the poor
At first glance, paying less council tax for a lower value property makes sense. When you look at places such...
Abolishing radical rent controls has failed – Britain needs a rethink
Admittedly, the recent Scottish experience also shows that the re-introduction of rent controls can be difficult. It can lead to...
‘I offered my discounted buy-to-let empire to my tenants – they refused’
Was I as out of touch as Rishi Sunak has been with his latest pledge for landlords to not pay...
Landlords are entering the ‘age of insecurity’ under Labour
But who is going to stay, and why?With manifesto pledges to improve the energy efficiency of homes by 2030, despite...
I’m not sure I’ve got what it takes to survive a Labour government
But since then, that admission has grated with me. It’s not that I don’t want to be a landlord, I’m...
It’s a tough time to be a landlord – this is how to decide whether to stick or twist
Premium rents require a premium serviceRents in Britain rose by 6.2pc in 2023 to record levels, but some of the...
Starmer should use his ‘grey matter’ over Labour’s harebrained building scheme
The ultimate in affordable housing is almshouses. I was a trustee of an almshouses charity a few years ago. They...
Benefits Britain is refusing to pay rent – and we are footing the bill
I have three explanations for what I think might be going on in the local authority market – but this...
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