UK sandbox delivers first real-world test of secure property data sharing
Source: bClear Communications A sandbox test has shown for the first time how trusted property data can be accessed, verified,...
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Government, Housing Corporation Launch Drive to Channel Diaspora Investment into Housing Sector
The government, through the Ministry of External Relations (MINREX), has signed a new partnership with the Cameroon Housing Corporation (SIC)...
What I Own: My £135,000 Walthamstow home is now a filming location for adverts
Interior Designer Natasha Landers pictured in her home in Walthamstow, London. (Picture: Justin Griffiths-Williams) Welcome back to What I Own – Metro’s property...
Britain already has the highest property taxes in the world – but it’s about to get worse
But the tax burden on our homes is about to get even worse.In a little over 18 months’ time, homes...
Chancellor’s stamp duty raid backfires as sales slump
A typical London first-time buyer home worth £500,000 would incur a stamp duty bill of £10,000.Richard Donnell, at property portal...
‘London flats are hard to sell – so I’m raffling mine for a fiver’
For £5, up to 150,000 entrants can enter for a chance to win the flat mortgage-free with all their legal...
Why thousands of house sales across Britain risk falling apart
Mike Cox thought he was on the brink of owning his first home when an unexpected delay brought everything to...
Labour quietly drops key leasehold pledge – but promises right to faster Wi-Fi
Labour has been accused of rubbing “salt in the wounds” of leaseholders by offering them the “right to request” faster...
Labour’s leasehold bill leaves thousands trapped with costly managing agents
In response to a parliamentary question, Matthew Pennycook, the housing minister, confirmed the bill contained no provisions relating to embedded...
Your legal rights if your neighbour’s hedge is too high
There are rules set out in government law when it comes to the rights and wrongs of hedges in neighbour...
