Letters: Burnham’s property tax overhaul threatens to destroy aspiration
SIR – Heather Wetzel claims that a new land value tax (LVT) would be “fairer”, as well as “more efficient...
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Mortgage rates fall at fastest pace in almost two years
Rachel Springall, at Moneyfacts, said borrowers “could breathe a sigh of relief” at the drop in rates, but warned that...
Negative equity traps are the real crisis in housing
So much for an asset that only ever goes up. Last year, nearly one in five people selling a flat...
‘I went back to where I holidayed as a child – and bought a house’
‘Everything here shuts in the winter’Joe Leech understands the urge to revisit the past. In 2020, the business coach, 50,...
Kayode Adeagbo Hosts Conference on UK Property Investment
Real estate practitioner and founder of TMS UK Properties, Kayode Adeagbo, is set to bring together property professionals and investors...
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,...
What a turbo-charged Burnham mansion tax would mean for your home
Property experts have warned that tightening the tax squeeze on homeowners threatens to not only trigger fresh turmoil in the...
Councils spend record £1.26bn a year on temporary housing
Expenditure was heavily concentrated in London, with £739m spent in 2024-25, but parts of England had also seen their spending...
Airbnb to snitch on social housing cheats after taxpayers lose £2bn
Taxpayers lose around £2bn a year to social housing cheats, according to a report by the Tenancy Fraud Forum (TFF).Tenancy...
Labour considers watering down £250 ground rent cap
Katie Kendrick, of the National Leasehold Campaign (NLC), said: “The NLC is very concerned the Government wants to consult on...
