Labour plans fresh crackdown on Nimbys
Communities fighting to block large housing developments could be limited to a single court challenge under a new Labour crackdown...
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Foxtons hit as Labour’s rent reforms let students move out early
Foxtons cut its profit guidance after earnings for the first half of its financial year plunged by nearly a third...
The homeowners in the crosshairs of a Burnham property tax raid
Public sector middle earners such as teachers could also be forced to relocate from London and the South East as...
The stark warning from Scotland for English landlords
Shortly before the removal of section 21, Lord Jamieson, a Tory peer, questioned whether the court system would be able...
Ed Miliband forces builders to put solar panels where sun doesn’t shine
Builders have accused Ed Miliband of forcing them to install solar panels on houses even when they do not receive...
Mortgage rates fall at fastest pace in almost two years
Rachel Springall, at Moneyfacts, said borrowers “could breathe a sigh of relief” at the drop in rates, but warned that...
‘I went back to where I holidayed as a child – and bought a house’
‘Everything here shuts in the winter’Joe Leech understands the urge to revisit the past. In 2020, the business coach, 50,...
What a turbo-charged Burnham mansion tax would mean for your home
Property experts have warned that tightening the tax squeeze on homeowners threatens to not only trigger fresh turmoil in the...
Councils spend record £1.26bn a year on temporary housing
Expenditure was heavily concentrated in London, with £739m spent in 2024-25, but parts of England had also seen their spending...
Airbnb to snitch on social housing cheats after taxpayers lose £2bn
Taxpayers lose around £2bn a year to social housing cheats, according to a report by the Tenancy Fraud Forum (TFF).Tenancy...
