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...
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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...
IHC carries out Dh110m UAE dirham-backed stablecoin transaction
Abu Dhabi’s International Holding Company has executed a Dh110 million ($30 million) transaction using the UAE dirham-backed stablecoin DDSC on...
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...
UK property taxes highest of leading economies
UK property taxes are the highest of any major economy and risk squeezing investment across the country, analysis has found.The...
UK property taxes highest in the world after Labour raid
When measured solely on how much is raised through property taxes, the UK trails only the United States, where the...
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...
Inveraray Castle: ‘Our Scottish estate spans 75,000 acres – it takes 10 industries to keep it afloat’
Her late mother-in-law, Iona, Duchess of Argyll, certainly got her hands dirty. When she married Ian Campbell, Marquess of Lorne,...
