Scotland landlords seize on SNP’s bungled crackdown to raise rents by 12pc
Michael Lawson, who owns 75 properties in Fife, issued 26 rent increase notices of “between 8pc and 12pc” for existing...
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Where priced-out families are moving for property bargains
Midhurst, which sits within the South Downs national park, also has good quality state and private schools, and while buyers...
Putting the UK housing market back on track
Ravi Pankhania, managing director of Nacropolis Group, explores the challenges surrounding affordability, supply shortages, and planning complexities in the UK...
UK house prices offer worst value for money of any advanced economy
English houses are pricier but smaller and older than homes in the US or Europe. (Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)Britons...
35-year mortgages on the rise as UK buyers struggle financially
Banks warn of a surge in long-term mortgages as buyers seek to get on the housing ladder. ADVERTISEMENTMortgages that require...
How planning chaos built a failing housing market
A damning report into the health of Britain’s housebuilding sector pulled no punches on Monday, as the competition watchdog raised...
How planning chaos built a failing housing market
A damning report into the health of Britain’s housebuilding sector pulled no punches on Monday, as the competition watchdog raised...
Where baby boomers are refusing to downsize – fuelling the housing crisis
Part of the problem is the fact that downsizing often does not make financial sense for older homeowners. Lucian Cook,...
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,...
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...
