Buyers demand ‘Burnham discount’ on house prices
This marked the eighth month in a row in which year-on-year prices decreased in London, with prices having fallen by...
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Whoever Burnham chooses as chancellor, they are coming for your home
“Property tax in the UK is a mess. A particular problem for getting more housebuilding is that undeveloped land goes...
Beach hut with no water or electricity is on the market… for £200k
A beach hut in a holiday hotspot with no running water or electricity is on sale for £200,000 – around...
Egypt’s currency rebounds but recovery still hinges on regional tensions
When the Egyptian pound rebounded last week to trade above 50 per US dollar for the first time since March,...
‘I’ve spent almost a decade trying to drag my 300-year-old country estate into the 21st century’
It was Sept 13, 1774 and Dr Samuel Johnson, the writer, was making a note in his journal: “We came...
I’ve helped hundreds of retirees downsize – here’s how to get it right
Jo Eccles is founder and managing director of Eccord, an award-winning property search company which represents individuals and families looking...
Stamp duty bills soar at four times the pace of house prices
Stamp duty bills have soared at four times the pace of house prices as a stealth tax raid crushes England’s...
The buyers turning to auctions in Britain’s chaotic property market
Flat owners – who have seen their property values suffer the most in recent years because of everything from the...
Burnham’s £4bn Manchester new town delayed by two years
Andy Burnham’s £4bn plan for a “new town” in Manchester has been dealt a blow after hundreds of homes were...
The graph that shows the reality of Britain’s broken housing market
The figures reveal the damaging effect that the leasehold system has had on flats sales in the UK, Zoopla added....
