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...
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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...
Labour considers watering down £250 ground rent cap
Katie Kendrick, of the National Leasehold Campaign (NLC), said: “The NLC is very concerned the Government wants to consult on...
Arada launches property investment platform with $5bn target
Sharjah-based developer Arada has launched a new investment platform that aims to manage $5 billion in assets within four years...
How to make your home stand out in a very crowded market
Appearance is everythingAs building costs have escalated since the pandemic, buyers have become less enthusiastic about buying places that require...
Council house renters save £1m thanks to taxpayer support
“Trying to channel all of the energies of the state into building more social homes is deeply misguided when we...
Sir Donald Sinden’s Rats Castle goes on the market for £1m
“Grandpa used to say ‘Oh, there’s Gerald!’ every time he saw a pheasant,” Harriet Sinden recalls fondly.She is reminiscing about...
Death of the high street turns retail parks into hot property
But the booming demand is running up against a supply shortage – potentially leading to a crunch for retailers.Knight Frank...
Builders accused of fixing house prices in £4.5bn legal claim
Britain’s biggest housebuilders face a £4.5bn legal claim about allegations they colluded to increase house prices and rip off buyers.Nine...
Families brace for double death tax hit on homes under Burnham
Middle-class families could be set for an even tighter squeeze on their finances under potential “family home death tax” plans...
