Mortgage interest bills for home movers hit 17-year high
Mortgage interest bills for home movers have hit a 17-year high as higher borrowing costs make it harder to move...
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The retirement risk homeowners are taking with their property wealth
With warnings that the cost of borrowing is set to rise, further choking off demand, homeowners should no longer be...
Three-quarters of flats sell for a real-terms loss
The local authorities where sellers were most likely to make a loss after inflation were East Cambridgeshire (95pc of sellers),...
British expats face 100pc tax penalty on empty Spanish homes
British expats face a 100pc tax penalty on their Spanish property if they leave it empty for three years, under...
‘Nightmare’ neighbour illegally demolished his half of semi-detached house
A “nightmare” neighbour has illegally demolished his half of a semi-detached house.Chris Rhodes said his gable wall had become unsafe...
More than 1,000 sub-5pc mortgages axed
Lenders have increased the prices of their mortgages throughout September, as the Middle East conflict kept inflation high, despite the...
Why Rayner’s empty homes plan is built on a fantasy
Cash-strapped councils also face the threat of the property being repossessed by lenders if the owner can no longer afford...
Councils handed power to seize empty homes after just six months
Lord Frost, the former Brexit minister, said: “Don’t risk leaving your house empty. After six months the Government will come...
‘The rich are being attacked everywhere. We don’t have hoards in the bank – we have mortgages’
Down in the bowels of Broughton Sanctuary – eight miles from Skipton, North Yorkshire – is a framed newspaper cutting....
Almost all homes will need air-con despite planning rules
Almost every home in England will need air conditioning in the next few decades, even as planning rules block installations.A...
