Category: Housing market

UK house prices rise in February as chancellor avoids ‘negative speculation’

Rachel Reeves’s upcoming spring forecast has not led to slowdown, as property tax rumours did in NovemberBusiness live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesHouse prices in the UK increased in...

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Tories will scrap stamp duty on house sales, Kemi Badenoch tells conference

Plan to cut tax that raised nearly £12bn last year announced in speech aimed at boosting economic credibilityThe Conservatives will scrap stamp duty on house sales if they win the next election, Kemi Badenoch has said in a...

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UK homelessness minister resigns after tenant eviction claims

Rushanara Ali was accused of hypocrisy after claims she evicted tenants from east London property before putting up rent by almost £700 a monthThe homelessness minister, Rushanara Ali, has resigned after after reports...

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UK homelessness minister faces calls to quit over tenant eviction claims

Rushanara Ali accused of hypocrisy after claims she evicted tenants from east London property before putting up rent by almost £700 a monthThe homelessness minister, Rushanara Ali, is facing calls to resign after reports...

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Right to buy in England ‘fuelled housing crisis and cost taxpayers £200bn’

Common Wealth report calls discounted sales of council homes one of the ‘largest giveaways in UK history’Margaret Thatcher’s right-to-buy scheme has cost UK taxpayers almost £200bn, according to a report...

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Bank of England rolls out looser mortgage rules to help first-time buyers

Move hopes to push lenders to offer more high loan-to-income mortgages and help 36,000 buyers on to the housing ladderBusiness live – latest updatesThe Bank of England has rolled out looser mortgage rules that policymakers...

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Housebuilder Vistry pins hopes on £2bn affordable homes promise as profits fall

Company suspends dividend payouts after shares dip by as much as 8% with profits down by more than a thirdBusiness live – latest updatesProfits at the UK housebuilder Vistry Group have slumped by more than a third in what...

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