Category: Housing

Labour could oversee worst parliament on record for living standards, study warns

Energy and housing costs threaten biggest decline in modern times unless bold action taken, says thinktankSoaring energy and housing costs mean Labour is on course to preside over the worst parliament for living standards in...

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Couples would be able to leave £1m and family home exempt from inheritance tax under Tories, says Badenoch – as it happened

Conservative leader says proposed measures would halve the number of families paying inheritance taxChris Philp, the shadow home secretary, is speaking now at the conference. He described Nick Timothy as the “Bob the Builder” of...

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Tory plan to cut energy efficiency rule for builders will cost new home owners £1,000 a year, says thinktank – UK politics live

A researcher at a climate change think tank says the Conservative policy would be a ‘disaster for first time buyers’Yesterday, as a gimmick, the Tories were handing out “Bottler Burnham” bottles of water (“0% strength”) to make...

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Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith says Tories imposed too much regulation when they were in power – UK politics live

He said the Conservatives did did too much to restrict economic freedom when in powerYesterday, as a gimmick, the Tories were handing out “Bottler Burnham” bottles of water (“0% strength”) to make a point about Burnham...

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No 10 insists RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws its bombers – UK politics live

Downing Street offered more details about the redeployment of US bombers from the British airbaseYesterday, as a gimmick, the Tories were handing out “Bottler Burnham” bottles of water (“0% strength”) to make a point about...

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‘I didn’t know what to do’: collapse of providers of high-end digs leaves students in shock

Cost of living crisis and drop in international students hits market for purpose-built accommodation“It was dead in the middle of summer, it was a shock,” says Nathalie Sriwiboonrattan. The fourth-year game design student at...

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Shadow chancellor to address Tory conference as he claims slashing red tape could cut cost of new houses by £50,000 – UK politics live

Andrew Griffith makes speech today as Reform UK accuses party of copying policies they ‘announced weeks and months ago’Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural EnglandGood morning. Yesterday Kemi Badenoch...

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Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England

Shadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growthThe Conservatives will announce a bonfire of regulations including abolishing affordable homes and community...

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From Brexit to electoral reform: key takeaways from Andy Burnham’s conference speech

Ending the pensions triple lock, creating a National Care Service and making changes to leaseholds were all announced by the PM in LiverpoolUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham’s first speech to a Labour conference as...

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Burnham vows to seek new ‘long-term’ relationship with EU in emotional Labour conference speech

PM also confirms plan to end pensions triple lock to pay for national care service and pledges to put electoral reform in Labour’s manifestoUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has promised a new “long-term”...

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