Housebuilder offers to pay service charges to rescue sales
One of London’s biggest housebuilders is offering to cover leaseholders’ service charge bills in the latest sign of a slowing...
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Six practical steps for landlords to combat rising mortgage rates
Landlords have been given plenty of things to worry about in 2026, but when the year began mortgage rates weren’t...
Why Britain’s empty pubs are prime targets for squatters
Goldenberg says the protracted process of gaining planning permission essentially “helps the squatters” because it means buildings are left vacant...
Revealed: the true scale of Cornwall’s attack on second home owners
Taxpayers in England have been left concerned that councils will follow in the footsteps of their Scottish counterparts, where second...
Why housebuilders have given up on London
An unattractive environment for investorsTax changes and regulation have made matters worse. Previously, an investor buying a block of 10...
Where to invest in buy-to-let with just £25k
It’s not an easy time for landlords. In addition to new rental regulations, rising buy-to-let rates caused by war in...
‘My father put Britain’s stately homes on the map – now our future is far from certain’
Remarkably, so did everyone else. In 1956, Edward Montagu opened the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, “and if you look...
How to build a successful holiday let business
Managing your propertyTo ensure your property remains competitive and continues to attract bookings, you will need to spend time and...
The mortgage crunch looming over Britain’s fragile property market
At the same time, some 1,500 mortgage products have been withdrawn since the start of the conflict, while average borrowing...
Landlords to be banned from selling to highest bidder under SNP plans
Landlords could be banned from selling their properties to the highest bidder under plans unveiled by the Scottish National Party...
