‘I’ve spent millions on my 5,000-acre estate – and I don’t even own it’
In 2016, David Howden CBE, an insurance magnate, was in the market to buy an estate when he encountered Grade...
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Houses in England worth less than they were 20 years ago
As a result, England has effectively failed to record any real house price growth in more than two decades.David Fell,...
‘I’d sell my house before my beach huts’: Britain’s seaside shed obsession
She describes the decision as life-changing: “I think the power of the sea is completely underestimated. It’s immensely therapeutic.”When she...
The truth behind house raffles enticing desperate buyers
In most cases, the excuse is written in the small print: not enough tickets sold to meet the threshold. A...
30,000 landlords sell up as rent reforms spook property investors
London landlords saw the largest decrease in income declared, falling by £350m, equivalent to 2pc.The Channel Islands saw the biggest...
Rent controls would push down house prices, warns IFS
A cap on rents paid by tenants would trigger a decline in house prices across the UK, a leading think...
Burnham hands troubled housebuilder £350m for council housing blitz
Mr Burnham has argued that the £39bn programme, announced under Sir Keir Starmer’s government, should be “dedicated to council homes”,...
Britain’s homes are cracking under the strain of hotter summers
The first signs can be small – a crack near a door, a window, or on the patio. But for...
How influencers and tech billionaires are reshaping London’s super-prime property market
Ice rinks, nightclubs, infrared saunas and digital-detox zones: millennials have entered the super-prime London housing market.Properties worth £10m and more...
Desperate developers offer freebies to offload luxury flats
Housebuilders are offering to pay buyers’ estate agent fees in a desperate attempt to offload luxury new-builds.Oakley, a developer in...
