Time to sell a home hits nine-year high
The time taken to sell a home has hit a record high as owners refuse to cut their prices.The average...
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It’s easier to do business in China than London
AEG, the operator of Olympia’s new music venue British Airways ARC, has been told it must stop playing music at...
‘I pay £680 a month to rent in London – but my neighbours are prisoners’
Young Londoners not only see a generational gap in wealth, but a regional one among their own peers.At first, friends...
‘I’ll never move’: Meet the one and done homeowners
The family has turned the bungalow into a five-bedroom house with five bathrooms, with enough space for their children Sahara,...
From panic rooms to bunkers, fear fuels an unusual property trend
Hardman says the company has received a “steady stream” of inquiries, with demand from India, Canada, the Middle East and...
How Andy Burnham’s radical land tax will rock your house price
“Our campaign isn’t about raising taxes. There’s no room to increase our property taxes. It is a case of rebalancing,...
Inheritance tax late penalties surge by a third
Wealth managers have warned there is a “clear risk” that even more families will be hit with fines from next...
How to beat the competition and buy a ‘hidden’ property
Mr Warner said: “To spot a house before it goes on the market is a near impossible task without some...
The families leaving England to start new lives in Scotland and Wales
There are around 30 houses in their hamlet and 20 are occupied by “newcomers from England”, says Andrew.“If you’re downsizing,...
Does the current US IPO frenzy signal the peak of the stock market bull run?
As the long-awaited initial public offering of Elon Musk’s SpaceX finally lands, fear and greed are gripping investors in equal...
