Shortage of council planners threatens Andy Burnham’s housing goals
Staff shortages in council planning departments risk derailing Andy Burnham’s housing goals, experts have warned.Britain is facing a shortfall of...
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How the ‘national park effect’ could add £67k to your house price
Andrew Harvey, of Nationwide, said: “National parks are highly desirable areas to live in thanks to the beautiful countryside. Those...
‘I’ve spent millions on my 5,000-acre estate – and I don’t even own it’
In 2016, David Howden CBE, an insurance magnate, was in the market to buy an estate when he encountered Grade...
Reform UK pledges to prosecute companies that house migrant offenders
He said: “The military sites that we are proposing to use ... are large sites, they are more contained. I...
Houses in England worth less than they were 20 years ago
As a result, England has effectively failed to record any real house price growth in more than two decades.David Fell,...
‘I’d sell my house before my beach huts’: Britain’s seaside shed obsession
She describes the decision as life-changing: “I think the power of the sea is completely underestimated. It’s immensely therapeutic.”When she...
The truth behind house raffles enticing desperate buyers
In most cases, the excuse is written in the small print: not enough tickets sold to meet the threshold. A...
30,000 landlords sell up as rent reforms spook property investors
London landlords saw the largest decrease in income declared, falling by £350m, equivalent to 2pc.The Channel Islands saw the biggest...
Rent controls would push down house prices, warns IFS
A cap on rents paid by tenants would trigger a decline in house prices across the UK, a leading think...
Burnham hands troubled housebuilder £350m for council housing blitz
Mr Burnham has argued that the £39bn programme, announced under Sir Keir Starmer’s government, should be “dedicated to council homes”,...
