Five problem plants to avoid when buying a property
Although declaring any bamboo on your property isn’t legally necessary in the UK, if it has caused a dispute with...
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Money Talks: Labour’s Barbara Edmonds hints at need to discourage property investment
Barbara Edmonds says people don't want much: "Just someone to love, somewhere to live, somewhere to work and something to...
Why now is the perfect time to invest in Germany’s plummeting property market
While these yield figures are not dissimilar to those on offer for investors in the UK property market, the tax-offsetting...
the careers that could affect your mortgage
Among junior officers, 14.5pc of those aged 50-54 stopped work in 2021, the second-highest share of any job cohort in...
Labour plots raid on landlords with new EPC targets and eviction ban
Keir Starmer’s party has also said it would “immediately abolish” Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictionsThe Tory manifesto pledge failed to...
Home buyers lose up to £250,000 after surge in property fraud
Buyers then send their deposit directly to the fraudster, rather than to their conveyancer.The fraudsters often replace figures in email...
What is Rishi Sunak’s new Help to Buy scheme?
Help to Buy inflated first-time buyer homes by 8pcThe first version of Help to Buy lasted a decade, stretching from...
Property experts share their most expensive mistakes – and to avoid them
In 2021, property investor TJ Atkinson bought a listed property in Kent for himself: “I wanted something quirky, with some...
‘I flip abandoned homes in rural Japan – people offer me houses for free’
He adds: “There is a bit of a misunderstanding by a lot of people who think you can get these...
‘I sold my £1.5m home and downsized at 51 – it was such a relief’
For a young family the Surrey town was ideal – good schools, good commuter links, close to airports, and handy...
