UK property prices leap to near-record high – but it may not last
Jeremy Leaf, north London estate agent and a former chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, said the housing...
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Why buying a flat in Britain will backfire
Furthermore, some leasehold agreements include clauses allowing for the doubling of ground rents every 10 years or so. This leaves...
Gove under pressure to scrap ‘foolish’ window planning rules
Mr Boys Smith, who says fewer sash windows are being incorporated into new designs, added: “There can be ways round...
‘I couldn’t avoid inheriting our 1,900-acre country estate – even if I wanted to’
“I worked in film for a long time,” says Lord Hinchingbrooke when asked whether he intended to become a social...
Lenders raise mortgage rates after inflation blow
Money markets indicate the Bank of England could wait as late as November before it begins to reduce borrowing costs.Swap...
‘Renters’ champion’ Sadiq Khan’s plan to turn TfL into a £187m-a-year landlord
Sadiq Khan has been criticised over plans to turn Transport for London into a corporate landlord despite supporting a national...
‘I moved in with a pensioner for cheap rent – I didn’t bargain on the social benefits’
Michael and Gemma, CotswoldsMichael, 77, is an expert in Chinese medicine, while Gemma, 33, is both an equine osteopathy student...
The British street with an average £9.6m house price tag
Outside London, Old Avenue in Weybridge, Surrey, had the highest average asking price for properties in 2024 so far, at...
Charities will lose millions after Gove reforms, Church of England warns
The Church Commissioners manage a £10bn endowment fund, much of which is in its 105,000 acres of real estate in...
‘Our awkward home has increased £224,000 in value – was our budget renovation worth it?’
The renovation began upstairs when Paul was on furlough leave during the pandemic. He converted a small, disused space that must...
