Labour’s ‘irrational’ red tape crusade against landlords
It would have cost the couple around £30,000 to upgrade their 200-year-old Devon cottage to meet green standards, an amount...
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How Britain killed its property market
Bob Weston, founder of the housebuilder Weston Homes, believes the problem has worsened over the last few years. Michael Gove...
How to spot property hotspots where experts are still buying
There’s an overwhelming volume of data available one can analyse. My cheeky hack, knowing as I do that major retailers...
Why Britain’s vital landlords face wipeout under Labour
The Renters’ Rights Bill has been dubbed the biggest overhaul of rental law in 30 years. The Government has said...
why the Church could build your property
But some argue the Church should be protecting its green space. Last week, Chris Packham, a BBC presenter, accused the...
The world’s biggest 3D housing neighbourhood just opened. What can Australia learn?
Texas in the United States is in a housing crisis.A report by Harvard University found locals were spending 30 per...
The impoverished town where one in four are on housing benefits
“It would have worked out a lot cheaper to have acquired or built the properties and charged a much lower...
Rent controls drive up prices for tenants as Khan pushes for new powers
In New York, rent controls apply only to large landlords, with more than six properties, rather than more casual landlords...
Sadiq Khan’s latest attack on landlords exposes his economic ignorance
But while they failed to halt overall rental inflation, Scotland’s rent controls still led to a deterioration in rental market...
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,...
