Council tax could be ditched by Andy Burnham: What would new property levy look like and who would be hit?
Andy Burnham is said to be considering radical property tax reforms if he becomes Prime Minister next month.He has previously...
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Rightmove pulls ad showing house full of Nazi memorabilia
Purplebricks said it had removed the listing from its website and terminated its contract with the seller after pictures from...
Buyers demand ‘Burnham discount’ on house prices
This marked the eighth month in a row in which year-on-year prices decreased in London, with prices having fallen by...
Beach hut with no water or electricity is on the market… for £200k
A beach hut in a holiday hotspot with no running water or electricity is on sale for £200,000 – around...
‘I’ve spent almost a decade trying to drag my 300-year-old country estate into the 21st century’
It was Sept 13, 1774 and Dr Samuel Johnson, the writer, was making a note in his journal: “We came...
I’ve helped hundreds of retirees downsize – here’s how to get it right
Jo Eccles is founder and managing director of Eccord, an award-winning property search company which represents individuals and families looking...
The buyers turning to auctions in Britain’s chaotic property market
Flat owners – who have seen their property values suffer the most in recent years because of everything from the...
My neighbour’s tree roots are lifting up my drive: Can I get my insurer to pursue a claim against him?
Some years ago, my neighbour planted a beech tree on his side of our boundary wall. We had problems in 2012...
The graph that shows the reality of Britain’s broken housing market
The figures reveal the damaging effect that the leasehold system has had on flats sales in the UK, Zoopla added....
Millions on track for retirement poverty despite ‘substantial’ housing wealth
Mike Ambery, of pensions firm Standard Life, said: “For many people today, a growing share of their wealth is tied...
