Sir James Cleverly ‘forced from home’ ahead of Labour’s landlord crackdown
Sir James, who has been a vocal critic of the reforms, warned in November that the act would trigger “a...
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UAE economy highly resilient, ambassador to US says after Trump discusses possible currency swap
Yousef Al Otaiba, the UAE's ambassador to the US and Minister of State, has described the country as one of...
The family businesses wiped out by TfL’s property empire
Maloney’s business, car repair shop JC Motors, left the site in November 2024 but the arch remains empty. PfL says...
‘We moved 600 miles from home to free ourselves from our mortgage’
In 2023, Audrey died. By then the children were about to leave school, and the couple were able to think...
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...
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...
