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Estate agency finds a buyer for Jeremy Corbyn’s home after string of price cuts
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (248+ words) Jeremy Corbyn’s north London home has reportedly gone under offer after a series of asking-price reductions. The three-bedroom Finsbury Park property came to market with Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward in March at £800,000. The estate agency cut the asking price to £780,000 in…...
Regional deadlines unveiled for new national landlord register
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (292+ words) The government has unveiled the regional deadlines for landlords to register properties on England’s new Private Rented Sector Database. The ‘Register your rental property’ service will roll out across England region by region from late 2026. Landlords with assured or regulated…...
‘Abolish landlords’ party deputy leader revealed as landlord
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (340+ words) The Green Party’s deputy leader owns two buy-to-let properties despite his party backing policies that seek to reduce private landlordism. Mothin Ali, co-deputy leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, owns two rental properties in Leeds, according to…...
Could Britain’s train stations unlock 1.2m new homes?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (750+ words) Britain’s biggest cities could accommodate more than one million additional homes around inner-city railway stations if housing densities matched comparable cities overseas, new research suggests. Analysis from the Centre for Cities estimates that Britain’s 12 largest cities have capacity for around…...
Planning staff crisis threatens government’s 1.5m homes target
1+ week, 6+ day ago (542+ words) Housing delivery risks being further constrained by a worsening shortage of local authority planners, despite government efforts to increase resources and accelerate development. Nine in ten local planning authorities across England and Wales are operating below the staffing levels they…...
PM’s housing ambitions hit reality check
2+ week, 5+ day ago (643+ words) Prime minister Andy Burnham’s plans to accelerate social housing delivery could struggle to match his earlier ambitions after the government confirmed how the first £10bn of funding will be allocated. The government plans to spend the money on 70,000 affordable homes outside…...
NIMBY Britain? New research suggests otherwise
2+ week, 6+ day ago (807+ words) Support for building homes locally is almost twice as high as opposition, although concerns over infrastructure, public services and the loss of green space remain significant, new research suggests. Barclays Property Insights found that 43% of UK adults support new homes…...
One month in, prime minister. Take the handbrake off, or watch Britain seize up
2+ week, 6+ day ago (868+ words) A month into Number Ten, Prime Minister, and the property market is still waiting for a sign that this government understands what makes Britain move. You’ve ruled out scrapping stamp duty this year, which is disappointing for anyone who wants…...
HMRC inspectors to assess homes for mansion tax – report
3+ week, 11+ hour ago (221+ words) HMRC inspectors will be able to visit homes to establish whether they are liable for the new mansion tax, according to a report in The Telegraph. The High Value Council Tax Surcharge, commonly referred to as the mansion tax, is…...