Why Hunt’s holiday home tax raid could leave tourist hotspots in ruins
David Barnes, from Kent, owns a five-bedroom holiday let in Porthcothan Bay, Cornwall. He renovated the property in 2017, taking...
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How to avoid ever-changing planning permission red tape
For everyone else there is greater freedom thanks to the system of permitted development, which allows homeowners to build without...
Meet the ‘homeless’ house-sitters – who are saving thousands on rent
Last autumn, Samantha Lassen and her boyfriend Tom Monti lived in a 10-bedroom mansion in Oxford, complete with a swimming...
Hunt forced to abandon plans for first-time buyer giveaway
House prices have risen by more than 30pc in that time, meaning many young people are forced to pay a...
M&S wins Marble Arch legal battle in blow for Michael Gove
Marks & Spencer has won a crucial legal victory against Michael Gove in the battle over the multi-million pound redevelopment...
House prices rise for the first time in a year as interest rates fall
Nathan Emerson, of estate agent body Propertymark, said the rise in house prices would encourage previously reluctant homeowners to sell...
Plans for 99pc mortgages scrapped after backlash from banks
On top of this, Mr Cook estimated that the rate on a 99pc mortgage could be around 0.5 percentage points...
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A couple’s attempt to rent a room in their family home – on the condition the prospective tenant babysits their...
How to get around England’s council tax crackdown on second homes
In Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset alone, 13,085 new properties have started claiming 100pc business rates relief over the past...
Gove urged to close ‘loophole’ in leasehold crackdown
Michael Gove has been urged to close a “loophole” that allows building companies to sell freeholds to private companies without...
