Category: Property

Starmer calls on Reform to sack Simon Dudley after ‘everyone dies’ Grenfell comments

PM says Nigel Farage should ‘do the decent thing’, after housing spokesperson’s criticism of safety measures introduced after 2017 fireUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has called on Nigel...

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Reform’s Simon Dudley urged to apologise to Grenfell families after saying ‘everyone dies’

Party’s housing spokesperson made comments while criticising safety regulations brought in after 2017 tragedyCampaigners for Grenfell families have called on Reform UK and its housing spokesperson to apologise after he...

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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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Calls to move England’s home insulation scheme into council workers’ hands

Thinktank proposes councils stop using private contractors in attempt to improve quality and spendingCouncils should train up their own workers to install insulation in England’s draughty houses, and offer home upgrades...

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‘Plainly wrong’: London flat dwellers fight shock £200,000 heating bill

Almost 1m UK households are hooked up to heat networks. None had protection from poor service or price hikes … until last month‘If I could move, I would – to a place without a heat network. But I can’t...

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Starmer ignores property investors’ protests and commits to capping leasehold ground rents at £250 – UK politics live

Decision to cap leaseholders’ ground rent also seen as a win for former deputy PM Angela RaynerGood morning. At 7am Keir Starmer announced a decision that will benefit millions of leaseholders. Ground rents are being...

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Radical Reeves? The chancellor’s mansion tax is a small but brave step forward | Phillip Inman

The high-value council tax surcharge may only raise £400m but it’s the best opportunity for a bigger, fairer tax on wealthRachel Reeves won little credit last week for lifting the lid on one of the most heated tax...

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