How Holyrood’s punishing taxes hollowed out English border towns
Patrick Paton, of Berwick estate agency Paton and Co, says more and more high-earning professionals have been moving their families...
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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...
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,...
Where to buy if you can’t afford the Cotswolds ‘Golden Triangle’
For Adkins, the area’s huge surge in popularity is still taking some getting used to.“You used to know everyone in...
Britain’s housing wealth is in danger of collapsing
Paul Cheshire, an emeritus professor at the London School of Economics, says this is a function of the fact that...
