- Sky News•10 hours ago
Rise in number of people with additional properties, Resolution Foundation finds
Research by the Resolution Foundation think tank, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, said the latest data, compiled for the years 2014 to 2016, shows that the proportion of adults who live in a family with property other than their main residence rose from 7.9% (3.6 million people) in 2001 to 11.2%,
- The Telegraph•yesterday
One in six baby boomers has second home, Resolution Foundation report finds
One in six baby boomers now has a second home, analysis by the Resolution Foundation has found. More than 1.2 million people born in the 1950s reported owning an additional property - including buy-to-let and overseas - between 2014 and 2016.
- Evening Standard•yesterday
Best gifts for gardeners: The gadgets, tools and accessories for green-fingered friends
Gardening is thirsty work, so if your loved one spends hours digging, trimming and potting in the sun, give them the gift of a well-deserved time out with this greenhouse-shaped tin from Emma Bridgewater. Designed to be both practical and attractive in equal measure, the collection is made up of a compost
- Country Living•yesterday
What a £1 million property looks like around the UK
From a flat in London to a grand sea-facing home in Wales, which would choose? From Country Living
- Evening Standard•yesterday
Furniture sale: Save up to 50 per cent with the Maisons du Monde summer sale on now
You’re in luck because the summer sales have just started, including Maisons du Monde’s online extravaganza on now. Whether you’re contemplating overhauling entire rooms, are replacing worn-out or broken items or just browsing for that one piece of homeware that will bring your space to life, we’d be
- The Independent•2 days ago
Help to Buy is a disaster for all young people – especially the poor
Earlier this year I moved into a new flat and, as is typical, then found myself talking about it in seemingly every conversation I had. Bafflingly, the overwhelming assumption when I moved was that I was going to buy a property. Bearing in mind that at the time I was a 28-year-old self-employed writer
- PA Money News•2 days ago
First-time buyer numbers up by nearly 8% year on year
Some 27,370 mortgages were handed out to first-time buyers in April, 7.9% more than in the same month in 2018, UK Finance said.
- Sky News•2 days ago
31% of Help to Buy users didn't need it, says watchdog
A third of home buyers who used the Help to Buy scheme last year could have purchased a property without the initiative, research by a government spending watchdog has revealed. According to the National Audit Office (NAO), 31% of the 211,000 buyers who used the equity loan scheme by December 2018 could
- Evening Standard•2 days ago
Sadiq Khan ‘could do better’ with affordable housing
London Assembly members today delivered a “could do better” verdict on Sadiq Khan’s affordable housing record during his first three years as Mayor. A housing committee report found the total of completed affordable homes is well below levels in the preceding decade. Mr Khan has had £4.82 billion in
- Evening Standard•2 days ago
Lidl is selling a £99.99 outdoor pizza oven that doubles as a BBQ
Arguably the nation’s favourite handheld snack, there are very few people who would turn down a slice of hot, melty cheese-topped pizza. Now Lidl have made it easier than ever to enjoy freshly cooked pizza with its La Hacienda Pizza Oven, designed for outdoor use and priced at under £100. Lidl’s La
- Yahoo News UK•2 days ago
Just 10% of private towers have had Grenfell cladding removed
13 out of 176 privately owned high rises identified as being clad in the same material as caused the tragedy have been fixed
- The Telegraph•2 days ago
Help to Buy: 60pc of those who used Government scheme could have afforded a property without it
A flagship Government housing programme has lent billions of pounds to house buyers, the majority of whom would have been able to purchase a property without the scheme’s support.
- Yahoo Finance UK•2 days ago
'Help to buy' scheme benefits home buyers who don't need help
More than six in 10 buyers using the government scheme could have got onto the property ladder without it.
- PA Money News•3 days ago
Many people using Help To Buy scheme ‘could have bought a property anyway’
Nearly a third of buyers in England said they could have purchased a property they wanted without the equity loan scheme.
- PA Ready News UK•3 days ago
Many people using Help To Buy scheme ‘could have bought a property anyway’
Nearly a third of buyers in England said they could have purchased a property they wanted without the equity loan scheme.
- HuffPost UK•3 days ago
Many People Who Used 'Help To Buy' Could Have Bought House Without It
Between the scheme's launch and December last year, 211,000 new homes werepurchased using Help To Buy
- The Guardian•3 days ago
NAO says 60% of help-to-buy recipients did not need state support
About 38% of all new-build property sales have been supported by the loans. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA More than half of people using the government’s help-to-buy loan scheme could have purchased a home without support from the state, according to Whitehall’s spending watchdog. In a critical report
- PA Money News•3 days ago
What is the Help to Buy scheme and why is it controversial?
Help to Buy was introduced in 2013 to inject life back into the property market - but some argue it is no longer needed.
- PA Money News•3 days ago
Housing market ‘shows signs of stabilising after Brexit deadline extension’
For the first time since July 2018, demand from buyers has not been declining, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said.
- PA Ready News UK•3 days ago
What is the Help to Buy scheme and why is it controversial?
Help to Buy was introduced in 2013 to inject life back into the property market - but some argue it is no longer needed.
- Evening Standard•3 days ago
Landlords fight back on retail rent cuts as Sir Philip Green faces D-Day
Property bosses declared they would ratchet up their battle against retailers’ rent cut demands as they faced down Sir Philip Green’s request to rescue his Arcadia empire. If Green cannot persuade his landlords to approve his proposals at a crunch meeting today, his Topshop-to-Burton empire could collapse
- The Telegraph•3 days ago
Buy-to-let: the tech that makes property investment easy
Property investors have it tough: stamp duty has soared, profits are being crunched by the tapering of mortgage interest tax relief and now there is the potential impact of the Government’s tenant fee ban.
- The Guardian•3 days ago
UK river defences ‘prevent £1.1bn a year in flood damage’
The aftermath of Storm Desmond in Carlisle. The research showed that river defences prevented £2.2bn worth of damage in Cumbria in December 2015. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Flood damage estimated at £1.1bn a year is being prevented by the UK’s network of river barriers and defences, according
- PA Ready News UK•4 days ago
More than 20,000 new homes built in Scotland in a year
The construction of 20,255 properties in 2018 is the highest figure for a decade.
- The Guardian•4 days ago
Leasehold trap: watchdog investigates if homebuyers are treated unfairly
Competition and Markets Authority to look at mis-selling and potentially unfair contracts. UK homeowners at risk of falling into the so-called “leasehold trap” could benefit from a new official investigation into potential misleading practices and unfair terms. The Competition and Markets Authority (
