Burnham hands troubled housebuilder £350m for council housing blitz
Mr Burnham has argued that the £39bn programme, announced under Sir Keir Starmer’s government, should be “dedicated to council homes”,...
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Britain’s homes are cracking under the strain of hotter summers
The first signs can be small – a crack near a door, a window, or on the patio. But for...
Buyers face £55,000 in ‘hidden’ cost on new homes
Buyers face paying £55,000 in “hidden” costs when they purchase a new-build home, fresh calculations suggest.Taxes placed on housebuilders to...
Angela Rayner blocks 3,500 homes over fears of lead poisoning
Angela Rayner has blocked plans for 3,500 new homes in Kent over fears of lead poisoning.The Northfleet Harbourside project, billed...
More than 1,000 new homes a day needed to hit Labour’s housing target
More than 1,000 new homes need to be built each day to hit Labour’s housebuilding targets, new research shows.Housebuilders would...
The Yorkshire town facing a housing invasion from over the border
When Ingrid McLaughlin, 75, and her husband moved to Wetherby more than a decade ago, it was the perfect place...
Mansion tax sparks £247k plunge in Westminster house prices
Labour’s upcoming mansion tax has triggered the biggest fall in Westminster house prices on record.Average house prices in the central...
Burnham’s council housing hopes face a bruising reality check
Local authorities would also have to buy expensive land to build on, adding to the cost.Figures from Savills show there...
Burnham is coming for your home
Perhaps a raid on pensions? You guessed it, the Chancellor has already dragged them into the purview of inheritance tax.Even...
Andy Burnham’s council house blitz is a recipe for social disharmony
This target was substantially built around the assumption that planning reform alone would unleash a tsunami of private-sector house building.Sadly,...
