Households spend nearly as much on mortgages as in 2008
First-time buyers spent more of their income on their mortgage than home movers, who typically own more of their home,...
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Americans and Canadians snap up London homes as prices fall
Despite record interest from North America, international demand in Britain overall fell 10pc in the past year.Ms Eccles said that...
Gambling tycoon moves property empire offshore ahead of Reeves tax raid
Britain’s biggest taxpayer has moved his multimillion-pound property empire offshore before a tax raid by Rachel Reeves.Fred Done, the billionaire...
Councils face £383m shortfall as second home tax raid backfires
Local authorities were given the option to charge a 100pc council tax premium in April last year under plans introduced...
The families relocating for a better quality of life
When Charlotte Cowell left Darwen, Lancashire, at age 16, she didn’t plan to come back – let alone buy the...
Why leaving the UK doesn’t mean leaving its tax system behind for UAE residents
Over a career spent advising internationally mobile clients, one misconception comes up more than any other: that becoming a UK...
Landlords sell 700 properties a day as Labour’s reforms bite
Mustafa Sidki, a partner at Thackray Williams, said that his firm had seen four times the number of instructions for...
Japan intervenes to counter currency weakness, sources say; yen surges
Japan intervened to prop up the yen on Thursday, marking its first bout of official intervention in nearly two years,...
Labour-led council forced to water down landlord licensing scheme
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Nine steps to avoid getting ‘gazundered’ on a house sale
2. Ensure strong buyer credentialsIn a similar vein to not choosing the estate agent with the highest valuation, you might...
