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,...
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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...
How to make your home stand out in a very crowded market
Appearance is everythingAs building costs have escalated since the pandemic, buyers have become less enthusiastic about buying places that require...
UK construction downturn eases slightly in June, PMI shows
The commercial activity index improved but remained among the weakest readings since the pandemicPublished Mon, Jul 6, 2026 · 04:51...
Council house renters save £1m thanks to taxpayer support
“Trying to channel all of the energies of the state into building more social homes is deeply misguided when we...
Sir Donald Sinden’s Rats Castle goes on the market for £1m
“Grandpa used to say ‘Oh, there’s Gerald!’ every time he saw a pheasant,” Harriet Sinden recalls fondly.She is reminiscing about...
Death of the high street turns retail parks into hot property
But the booming demand is running up against a supply shortage – potentially leading to a crunch for retailers.Knight Frank...
