The one last big mistake that Michael Gove is determined to make
Furthermore, the bill is the latest in a string of anti-landlord and anti-property investor policies that have punished second home...
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Dear Phil Spencer, is commuting to London from Devon a terrible idea?
In his regular column, The Telegraph’s property expert Phil Spencer has provided advice on running buy-to-lets, how to boost your house price and the property...
Jeremy Hunt’s 99pc mortgages will end badly for taxpayers
The main reason quoted by then chancellor Rishi Sunak for introducing his earlier 95pc mortgage support scheme was to boost...
Don’t blame oldies like me if you can’t get on the property ladder
Moving house has been listed among the three worst moments in life, along with divorce and losing your job. Upsizing,...
‘Have I accidentally lost my garage to the next-door neighbour?’
The tone of your email suggests the neighbour who owns the car is still on the scene and paying the...
our property is no longer our own
CS Lewis, the author and Christian theologian, was, perhaps not surprisingly, a great advocate of reading old books. This, he...
A degree to sell a house? British universities are becoming a joke
I’ve been accused of being anti-aspirational when I question the value of degrees, as though I am determined to make...
Britain is on the verge of a new house price boom
Before the BoE started to push up mortgage costs in 2021, a new buyer earning an average income would have...
‘My £3,000 tenancy deposit vanished – did my landlord steal it?’
Apparently you emailed the estate agent on April 3, 2020 to say you were struggling to pay the rent. You then agreed...
From empty bedside tables to sleeping in separate rooms – divorce giveaways that put buyers off
When negotiating on a rental property in the wake of a separation, we usually recommend keeping your narrative as simple...
