Labour’s house of cards on tax will come tumbling down
While Sir Keir Starmer’s administration has been fiscally irresponsible, the Labour MPs and trade union barons putting Andy Burnham in...
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Andy Burnham’s council house blitz is a recipe for social disharmony
This target was substantially built around the assumption that planning reform alone would unleash a tsunami of private-sector house building.Sadly,...
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...
London house prices fall as Bank of England rate hikes loom over mortgage market
Friday 05 June 2026 11:22 am | Updated: Friday 05 June 2026 11:23 am London house prices have shrunk this year...
Rupee depreciation: India’s GDP, per capita GDP could shrink in dollars | Economy & Policy News
Based on the exchange rate at the end of March, the country’s GDP at current prices is likely to...
UK property tax burden is fourth heaviest in OECD
Tuesday 09 December 2025 4:40 pm First-time buyers are getting older and more reliant on multiple incomes The UK’s property...
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...
UK property taxes are highest in world – and they’re rising
Monday 18 May 2026 8:43 am Reeves is overseeing a rise in property taxes. The UK has the highest level...
‘It doesn’t work anymore’: Wealthy Brits snub UK property market in search of better returns
Tuesday 21 April 2026 5:26 am | Updated: Tuesday 21 April 2026 8:00 am Affluent Brits are pulling out of the...
Housing slump threatens to trigger turmoil
London, the South East and East of England make up 70pc of the Treasury’s tax take from property transactions.Mr Wishart...
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