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War on leaseholds is an attack on property rights
The Conservatives should remember that government is not a freehold, but a leasehold from the voters
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Hunt imposes ‘granny annexe tax’ in Budget stamp duty crackdown
Abolition of Multiple Dwellings Relief by Chancellor risks setting back home buyers by tens of thousands of pounds
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The cause of Britain’s housing woes has been staring the Tories in the face
Having failed to control immigration, the Conservatives have also failed to provide for it
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Housing shares look at a turning point – but I’ve been burned before
Diary of a Private Investor: Now could be the time to move in again, after a near-disastrous encounter in the past
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How to get around England’s council tax crackdown on second homes
As local authorities squeeze second home owners, here's how to cut the tax you pay on extra properties
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Clapham couple offer £400-a-month room for renters who can babysit and live elsewhere at weekends
Family forced to alter advert on SpareRoom site after critics accuse them of ‘cheaping out’ on childcare
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The war on second homes will backfire terribly on zero growth Britain
It will damage local economies, while doing nothing to get people onto the property ladder
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The Tories have one shot at fixing our housing crisis
By ending the leasehold rip off, the party could help beleaguered tenants – and woo younger voters
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Letters: Don’t blame baby boomers for politicians’ mismanagement of housing
Plus: Rising anti-Semitism; mental illness in young people; disproportionate booking fees; plastic waste; and a noble spread
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Housebuilders’ extraordinary wealth is built on lavish state handouts
Taxpayers have underpinned developers’ profits – there is an urgent need for reform
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Why Britain’s housebuilding slump is about to get much worse
Chaotic and costly planning rules come under fire as property crisis deepens
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Where baby boomers are refusing to downsize – and fuelling a housing shortage
Young stuck in expensive rental sector as pensioners hold on to family-sized homes
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Downsizers are the last people who deserve a tax break
Abolishing stamp duty for Boomers will do little to solve Britain’s hellish housing crisis
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How Prince William is taking on his father’s mantle to beat Cornwall’s housing crisis
A decade ago, Nansledan rose from Charles’s imagination. Now, the Prince’s plan for the Newquay town will give the homeless a fresh start
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Taxpayers to back 99pc mortgages for first-time buyers
Treasury considers allowing families to put down a 1pc deposit to secure a property
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Britain is on the verge of a new house price boom
It is now even more evident why the panic over a property market crash was overblown
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Seaside second homes hotspot voted ‘UK’s most depressing place to live’
Falmouth, in Cornwall, where homes are snapped up as holiday boltholes, is our most 'bland, boring, soulless, uncultured' town, survey says
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The Tories refuse to admit that mass migration is driving the housing crisis
The Government’s belated new plans are all very well, but will hardly make a dent, given population pressures
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Planning laws must be eased because of immigration crisis, minister insists
As well as building more houses we have to cut down on record number of people arriving in UK, Lee Rowley says
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The Tories will come to regret their housing short-termism
Is it any wonder the young are turning away from a party which has repeatedly failed to ease this crisis?
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Britain’s deserted offices are the obvious answer to the housing crisis
Student housing needs could be met by converting surplus commercial real estate
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Housebuilding slumps as higher mortgage rates hit home
Bellway reveals 30pc drop in new homes amid weak demand from first-time buyers
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Everything you need to know about buying a home in 2024
House price rises are expected to ease off but there’s an election on the horizon – read this before making an offer
