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Rachel Reeves’ first fiscal statement was relatively benign for existing homeowners, but for renters and wannabe first-time buyers it was a bleak budget of unintended consequences that offered nothing to…

Resigned yourself to disappointing digs? Here are five homes for £350,000 or less

While Rachel Reeves’ autumn statement stressed it was going to support vulnerable people and working people, the reaction of the property industry suggests that people struggling with renting and trying…

The location is based on the area around Cooper’s own home, near Tetbury, Gloucestershire. In real life the mid-Cotswolds, which covers Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and parts of Warwickshire, is a more…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered the Autumn Budget — Labour’s first Budget for more than 14 years — in the House of Commons. Ms Reeves’s first major announcement was that…

But what is the history of this tax, what does it mean for first-time buyers, and where did it come from? Stamp duty was introduced in England in 1694 during…

“If truth be told we were specifically drawn to the big flat garden; I’ve always wanted a big flat garden. The house is on a hill, but the garden is…

London first-time buyers will pay an extra £6,250 in stamp duty tax on a £425,000 home from spring 2025 if Chancellor Rachel Reeves does not freeze thresholds at their current…

“Our vision centered around creating an open, flowing space that naturally drew people towards the garden, which became a focal point for the entire home,” says Ashlea, “After living in…

When Vicky, 31, a freelance writer and editor, met her now-husband Matt Lockwood, 45, she was working for a London magazine company, hanging out in Soho after work, and spending…