Category: Property

Spring statement 2025: what does it mean for your finances?

OBR says average income of 3.2 million families affected by benefits cuts will drop by £1,720 a year in real termsThe chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has delivered her spring statement, and the Office for Budget Responsibility...

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Nationwide warns Reeves against cutting tax breaks on cash Isas

City wants more investment in stocks but move could reduce availability of mortgages for first-time buyers Britain’s biggest building society has waded into a row over whether the government should cut tax breaks on cash...

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Rogue landlords in England to face curbs on housing benefit income, says Labour

Deputy PM Angela Rayner announces plans as she presents £350m funding increase for affordable housingRogue landlords in England will face curbs on how much housing benefit they can receive if their properties are...

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Prince William to end feudal restrictions on his Duchy of Cornwall estate

The royal has bowed to pressure over residents’ right to buy freeholds on parts of his hereditary landPrince William has agreed to end the last feudal restrictions on land ownership in parts of his hereditary Duchy of...

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Labour condemned for allowing ‘new generation of slum homes’ in England

Government accused of permitting a planning ‘free-for-all’ by allowing developers to convert office blocks into flats without the usual controlsLabour has been accused of allowing developers to build a new generation...

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Ministers urged to introduce rent caps to tackle housing crisis in England

Exclusive: Letter from union leaders and renters’ groups urges government to tackle root cause of unaffordable rentsUnions are calling on ministers to undo “years of damage to the housing sector” by the...

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