It’s being speculated that the Labour Party could increase Capital Gains Taxes as a means of filling the hole in the UK’s public finances.
UK house prices rose at the fastest annual rate since the end of 2022 when the property market was staggering from the impact of the disastrous Liz Truss mini-Budget.
Angela Rayner has warned that councils will be stripped of planning powers if they fail to meet housing targets.
Landlords could face bans on renting out their property if they do not meet EPC C targets by 2030, claims the NRLA.
Estate agents are braced for a busy Autumn selling season after the first interest rate cut since March 2020.
Just 29,281 new homes were registered to be built in the second quarter of 2024, less than half the amount you’d need to reach Labour’s target of construction 1.5 million new homes.
Housing has been a priority since day one of the new Labour government, with its promised 1.5m new homes getting a good mention in the King’s Speech.
The lenders’ trade body, UK Finance, has published a report examining why some landlords are falling into mortgage arrears and why the sector generally is so much less profitable than before.
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