‘Grey belt’ plan will have limited impact on housebuilding, peers warn The Government has pledged to build 1.5 million homes by the next election. The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025
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Australians want less migration but oppose cutting international student numbers, study finds People hold inaccurate and occasionally contradictory attitudes on issue which is shaping up as central to federal election The Guardian - AU · Feb 4, 2025
Renting revamp will drive out landlords and cost tenants more, critics warn The Government argues the far-reaching changes are much needed and will end the uncertainty faced by millions of people The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025
Māori communities lead innovative ways of financing housing on ancestral lands New Zealand’s housing crisis disproportionately affects Māori in rural areas where healthy homes are in short supply and collective land ownership presents a challenge to banks. The Conversation · Feb 4, 2025
What's Going on With New Jersey Property Tax Programs? ANCHOR and "Senior Freeze" recently got a refresh, and there’s a new program: Stay NJ. Learn how to save on New Jersey property taxes. Kiplinger · Feb 4, 2025
London council ordered to pay £10,000 to disabled tenant 'trapped in living room for eight years' Watchdog orders Kingston Council to pay the man £10,000 after slamming its failure to install vital adaptations Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2025
Ministers warned rental reforms will limit access to higher education A coalition of landlords and student accommodation portals said flaws in the flagship legislation threaten to stifle social mobility. Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2025
They’ve closed my local Sainsbury’s. Other supermarkets are available – but I am not OK Like my husband, sister and stepfather, I am still reeling from the loss, writes Emma Beddington. We’ve tried Morrisons and Waitrose and found them wanting. Can anything fill the void? The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2025
How A Thorough Residential Inspection Can Prevent Future Issues A home inspection is one of the most important steps in the process of buying a house. At first look, a thorough home inspection may seem like an extra cost. However, it will save you a lot of time, money, and stress in the long run. This piece will ... USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 3, 2025
Labor’s dumping of Australia’s new nature laws means the environment is shaping as a key 2025 election issue Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has shelved the proposed reforms to Australia’s 25-year-old environment laws, citing a lack of parliamentary support for the changes. The Conversation · Feb 3, 2025
Nearly 1m children in UK at risk of poverty due to housing costs – report Thinktank suggests ministers’ failure to raise LHA will push 90,000 more families into hardship in the next year The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2025
Demolition should be the last resort for Melbourne’s 44 public housing towers – retrofit and upgrade instead Investment in public housing is long overdue. But the current proposal to demolish all 44 of Melbourne’s social housing towers, relocate more than 10,000 residents and redevelop the sites is deeply flawed. The Conversation · Feb 2, 2025
'London's oldest weightlifting club' allowed to stay at venue for three more months ‘I think if Tower Hamlets Council decide to completely shut this place down, they’re potentially denying a Paralympian another shot at the games’ - a Paralympic athlete explained Evening Standard · Feb 2, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2025 How Labour can make homes more affordable Letters: Puncturing this Ponzi scheme is the only way, writes John Worrall. Starmer doesn’t have the guts, says Stan Collins. And Rob Harris doesn’t want to see capital gains tax applied to his home
The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2025 ‘We won’t be able to return to our house’: the struggle to recover from LA wildfires People who have lost homes feel an overwhelming sense of uncertainty as impact on their lives becomes clearer
The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2025 Windrush grandfather at risk of deportation after almost 50 years in UK Samuel Jarrett-Coker says Home Office has not responded to requests to resolve his immigration status since 1980s
AAP · Feb 2, 2025 Fresh data to shed light on retail, housing strength Australians are expected to have pulled back on retail spending after major sales, with the latest data unlikely to shift the dial for the Reserve Bank.
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2025 With home prices and mortgage rates high, many families find the American dream out of reach With home prices high, American families are grappling with the prospect that homeownership might remain out of reach for them for a long time
Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2025 Burden of business rate changes will fall heaviest on the high street In the West End the Government’s plans will cost businesses £44.5 million a year.
Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2025 Central London property is no longer the "safe haven" investment for the world's wealthy The number of new prospective buyers registering in London was 8% below the five-year average in the second half of 2024
Newslaundry · Jan 31, 2025 HC issues notice as Mahesh Langa claims he was booked in ‘speculative case’ The Hindu journalist Mahesh Langa has told the Gujarat High Court that the case filed against him by the Gandhinagar Police over obtaining “highly confidential government documents” through an alleged criminal conspiracy was “speculative in every sense”, LiveLaw reported.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2025 UK house prices rise for fifth straight month but market ‘softening’ Increase in January of 0.1% on previous month but annual rate slows to 4.1%, says Nationwide
The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2025 House price growth softened at start of 2025, says Nationwide Building Society The housing market continues to show resilience despite ongoing affordability pressures, Nationwide said.
Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2025 House price growth slows in January ahead of likely interest rate cut But a typical first-time buyer property would have a monthly mortgage payment equivalent to 36% of their take-home pay