CASH-POOR pensioners sitting on valuable family homes could be plunged into a debt spiral under Rachel Reeves’ new “mansion tax” plans. Reeves unveiled the levy in Wednesday’s Budget, targeting homes worth more than £2million. Sign up for the Money newsletter Thank you! To stop grannies being forced to sell up, …
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Work continues on the HS2 high speed railway construction site on Curzon Street in Birmingham, Britain, October 1, 2024. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleCredit: Reuters TAXPAYERS are facing a £10.2million bill for selling redundant property bought to make way for the cancelled northern section of HS2. The cash will go on legal and …
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The ten cheapest places to buy a property by the sea in the UK have been revealed – and Saltcoats in Scotland is the top spot with two-bed homes for just £62,000 Saltcoats on the Scottish coast ( Image: Photo © Steve Daniels) A delightful Scottish town has been crowned …
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Brokers said homeowners coming to the end of fixed-rate deals over the last 18 months have increasingly turned to short-term fixed-rate loans on the expectation that interest rates would soon be falling again. David Hollingworth, of L&C Mortgages, said the proportion of homeowners locking in rates for only two years …
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Britain’s greatest long distance runner has said he was trafficked into the UK when he was around eight or nine (top image) and spent his early years as a domestic slave for a woman he had never met before. In a BBC documentary (left), The Real Mo Farah, which will …
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Upon examining hundreds of rude road names across the UK, SellHouseFast found that the property average on these roads increased the value of your home by £44,460.20 on average. The naughtiest road name with the highest added value is one of America’s favourite swear …
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The next five-year phase of the property cycle will be marked by the outcome of tomorrow’s General Election. Knight Frank’s Liam Bailey believes certainty on Brexit, either way, is a good result for the housing market. “Brexit has hovered above the market since mid-2016 and in London more than any other …
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