Scourge of tenants not paying their rent costing councils £500m a year
Jo Mitchell, assistant director of customer experience and support at Labour-run Wigan Council, said: “During the Covid-19 pandemic Wigan Council...
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Benefits Britain is refusing to pay rent – and we are footing the bill
I have three explanations for what I think might be going on in the local authority market – but this...
UK property prices leap to near-record high – but it may not last
Jeremy Leaf, north London estate agent and a former chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, said the housing...
Why buying a flat in Britain will backfire
Furthermore, some leasehold agreements include clauses allowing for the doubling of ground rents every 10 years or so. This leaves...
Gove under pressure to scrap ‘foolish’ window planning rules
Mr Boys Smith, who says fewer sash windows are being incorporated into new designs, added: “There can be ways round...
‘I couldn’t avoid inheriting our 1,900-acre country estate – even if I wanted to’
“I worked in film for a long time,” says Lord Hinchingbrooke when asked whether he intended to become a social...
‘Renters’ champion’ Sadiq Khan’s plan to turn TfL into a £187m-a-year landlord
Sadiq Khan has been criticised over plans to turn Transport for London into a corporate landlord despite supporting a national...
UK’s most expensive street with £10m homes near Buckingham Palace | UK | News
The UK's most expensive street has been revealed - and one is just minutes from Buckingham Palace.Buckingham Gate in London -...
‘I moved in with a pensioner for cheap rent – I didn’t bargain on the social benefits’
Michael and Gemma, CotswoldsMichael, 77, is an expert in Chinese medicine, while Gemma, 33, is both an equine osteopathy student...
The British street with an average £9.6m house price tag
Outside London, Old Avenue in Weybridge, Surrey, had the highest average asking price for properties in 2024 so far, at...
