Chancellor’s stamp duty raid backfires as sales slump
A typical London first-time buyer home worth £500,000 would incur a stamp duty bill of £10,000.Richard Donnell, at property portal...
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‘London flats are hard to sell – so I’m raffling mine for a fiver’
For £5, up to 150,000 entrants can enter for a chance to win the flat mortgage-free with all their legal...
UK property taxes highest in the world after Labour raid
When measured solely on how much is raised through property taxes, the UK trails only the United States, where the...
Labour quietly drops key leasehold pledge – but promises right to faster Wi-Fi
Labour has been accused of rubbing “salt in the wounds” of leaseholders by offering them the “right to request” faster...
Labour’s leasehold bill leaves thousands trapped with costly managing agents
In response to a parliamentary question, Matthew Pennycook, the housing minister, confirmed the bill contained no provisions relating to embedded...
Inveraray Castle: ‘Our Scottish estate spans 75,000 acres – it takes 10 industries to keep it afloat’
Her late mother-in-law, Iona, Duchess of Argyll, certainly got her hands dirty. When she married Ian Campbell, Marquess of Lorne,...
The Home Counties hotspot London buyers ignored for years
Matthew Syme, the branch manager at William H Brown in Ware, believes mid-range properties are driving the local market.Three-bedroom family...
Father who lived in council flat for 42 years wins £5m property
Mr Thorpe’s new home has been designed to make the most of its lakeside setting, with floor-to-ceiling windows, balconies and...
Architects complete — then list — an infill home and studio in London
Cross-laminated timber, polished concrete and stainless steel shape this house in Walthamstow’s Orford Road conservation area, designed by London architecture...
Council sells pigeon-infested hotel at £13m loss
The council, which was led by the Tories in 2017, lent £15m to developers before they fell into administration.Last year,...
