Stamp duty bills soar at four times the pace of house prices
Stamp duty bills have soared at four times the pace of house prices as a stealth tax raid crushes England’s...
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The buyers turning to auctions in Britain’s chaotic property market
Flat owners – who have seen their property values suffer the most in recent years because of everything from the...
Burnham’s £4bn Manchester new town delayed by two years
Andy Burnham’s £4bn plan for a “new town” in Manchester has been dealt a blow after hundreds of homes were...
The graph that shows the reality of Britain’s broken housing market
The figures reveal the damaging effect that the leasehold system has had on flats sales in the UK, Zoopla added....
Millions on track for retirement poverty despite ‘substantial’ housing wealth
Mike Ambery, of pensions firm Standard Life, said: “For many people today, a growing share of their wealth is tied...
I refuse to leave my London flat for the suburbs just because I’m a parent
Sense of communityNor is my son particularly enthusiastic about how, when we’re out in our neighbourhood, I almost always stop...
From SoHa to Shitterton: how a name can change your house price
When area rebrands workNames matter, insists Martin Bikhit, of UK Forbes Global Properties, especially at the top echelons of the...
Asda tower blocks threaten to spoil views at Kew Gardens
Asda’s new west London tower blocks threaten to spoil the views at Kew Gardens, Historic England has warned.The supermarket’s plan...
Housebuilders forced to install plastic chimneys on new homes
Housebuilders are being forced to install £1,200 fake chimneys on new homes to meet local planning rules.Developers are facing demands...
New homes discounted by £100k as builder scrambles to sell properties
Vistry announced earlier this year that it would discount new-build homes for the private sales market to help boost sales...
