Michael Gove’s second homes crackdown is Marxist – and dangerously naive
Thus the principle of relating council tax liability to the likely use of services by the occupier of the property...
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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...
How a messy neighbour could knock £56,000 off your house price
Jonathan Rolande, of the National Association of Property Buyers, regularly sees the impact of unkempt front gardens.He said: “It is a...
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...
‘We sold our house – then the bank knocked £100,000 off its value’
Discovering that her lender thought it was worth only £320,000 was a huge shock. “It was crazy,” added Lea, who...
‘We scrubbed mould off every wall in our £150k renovation – was it worth it?’
Telegraph Money asked Julia Kendell interior designer for Kendell + Co and expert at the Homebuilding & Renovating Show to...
First-time buyers behind half of London property sales
First-time buyers have bought record 50pc of homes sold in London this year.Across the country, the share of houses purchased...
For 800 years, commoners have nurtured the forest. Now they are being forced out
Andrew Parry-Norton, chair of the Commoners Defence Association (CDA) and a commoner himself, is one of them.“We’re facing money coming...
Mortgage lenders cut rates as house prices bounce back for Easter
House prices are set to bounce back in spring as lower mortgage rates lure buyers back into the market.The number...
Landlords flee Scotland in face of radical SNP-Green crackdown
David Fell, of Hamptons, said Scottish landlords have been “squeezed” by the introduction of rent caps.He added: “Their relative inability...
