‘London flats are hard to sell – so I’m raffling mine for a fiver’
For £5, up to 150,000 entrants can enter for a chance to win the flat mortgage-free with all their legal...
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Why thousands of house sales across Britain risk falling apart
Mike Cox thought he was on the brink of owning his first home when an unexpected delay brought everything to...
Labour quietly drops key leasehold pledge – but promises right to faster Wi-Fi
Labour has been accused of rubbing “salt in the wounds” of leaseholders by offering them the “right to request” faster...
Labour’s leasehold bill leaves thousands trapped with costly managing agents
In response to a parliamentary question, Matthew Pennycook, the housing minister, confirmed the bill contained no provisions relating to embedded...
The Home Counties hotspot London buyers ignored for years
Matthew Syme, the branch manager at William H Brown in Ware, believes mid-range properties are driving the local market.Three-bedroom family...
Council sells pigeon-infested hotel at £13m loss
The council, which was led by the Tories in 2017, lent £15m to developers before they fell into administration.Last year,...
Big landlords cash in on Labour’s rent reforms with 40pc discounts
Are you a landlord affected by the Renters’ Rights Act? Sign up to the Buy-to-Let Masterclass, The Telegraph’s new five-part...
Americans and Canadians snap up London homes as prices fall
Despite record interest from North America, international demand in Britain overall fell 10pc in the past year.Ms Eccles said that...
The families relocating for a better quality of life
When Charlotte Cowell left Darwen, Lancashire, at age 16, she didn’t plan to come back – let alone buy the...
Landlords sell 700 properties a day as Labour’s reforms bite
Mustafa Sidki, a partner at Thackray Williams, said that his firm had seen four times the number of instructions for...
