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How to avoid second home council tax
As second homeowners are squeezed, here’s how to cut the tax you pay on extra properties
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‘There is not enough room’: The village at the forefront of Starmer’s green-belt revolution
A housing development on land in Surrey previously considered unsuitable has been authorised – which could allow more such sites to be built
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The whole country is moving house to avoid stamp duty – and I’m one of them
As the stamp duty changes come into effect this week, 75,000 prospective home owners (myself included) scramble to avoid paying more
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Labour council forces residents to pay its workers’ parking fines
London borough accused of treating homeowners in social housing as ‘cash machines to be looted’
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The British dream is now full benefits, a council flat and a state-funded car
Social housing for TfL staff is not an unreasonable request in Britain’s shambolic housing system
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Cash-strapped councils squeeze £327m from landlords
Local authorities increasingly turn to licence schemes as a way to boost income
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Social housing cheats ‘defraud taxpayers £1bn a year’
Up to 50,000 council properties in London are illegally being rented out
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How much does a loft conversion cost in the UK?
Find out the factors that affect the price of loft conversions in the UK – and what you can do to keep those costs down
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Britain’s property market is in deep trouble – these charts show why
Danger is brewing in the UK’s overvalued, overheated house price bubble
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Planning reform must not be at the expense of local democracy
A host of statutory bodies that have the right to be consulted will have their role removed
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How Britain surrendered to a plague of ugly new homes
Even in a housing crisis, buyers are turned off by a glut of replicable builds
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The ‘uncomfortable truth’ behind wealth-hoarding boomers
Pensioners have benefited from more state handouts than Gen Z ever will
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Rayner’s housing dream dealt setback as planning approvals fall to 10-year low
Home construction approvals in steepest slump since financial crisis
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Britain’s factories fall behind Europe as tax grab hammers output
Manufacturing activity contracts at sharpest pace in 14 months amid gloomy economic backdrop
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The British state is even more broken than it looks
A disjointed approach to policy making is racking up massive costs for taxpayers
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London is richer than anywhere else in Britain – but the city is dying
Falling birth rates and soaring house prices are ageing the capital twice as quickly as the rest of England
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What is a mortgage adviser – and should you use one?
Loan professionals can help save you time, money and stress in finding the best deal for you
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The bargain house price hotspots in the South
Pockets of value still exist where first-time buyers can soften the looming stamp duty blow
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Most wealthy people would swap their castle for a bungalow
As a 700-year-old family pile goes on sale for £21m, how stately homes take over owners’ lives – and ruin their finances
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Expensive and inconsistent EPCs are hammering Britain’s housing market
Plus: Boosting Nato; the cannabis market; judicial review; recycling ruse; a Woolf in Sri Lanka; and the surprising origin of Ferrari’s logo
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Is trendy eco insulation to blame for Britain’s moth problem?
A billionaire’s daughter received a £30 million payout for an infestation hidden in her new home, but woke wool could be the real pest
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I clawed back £10k from my landlord after being evicted
A chance discovery provided the much-needed ammunition for payback
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The retreat of WFH is opening up money-making opportunities
As workers return to office spaces, investors can capitalise on the end of the property market downturn
