Average rent across the UK reaches record high Rightmove said the average number of inquiries per rental property is down The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2024
PM focused on affordable housing despite home furore Anthony Albanese says he's committed to increasing affordable housing, despite copping flak for buying a $4.3 million beach house with sweeping ocean views. AAP · Oct 15, 2024
Scottish Labour council 'regularly breaching' law on homelessness The council has been using hotels and B&Bs as temporary accommodation for people who present as homeless. The National (Scotland) · Oct 15, 2024
Oxford Street pedestrianisation could pave the way to brighter days ahead for West End offices Despite the changing needs of businesses, high quality office space in the West End is still in high demand Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2024
Seven London boroughs get millions of pounds from Government to build homes on abandoned land The funding is designed to help ‘end London’s housing crisis and get hundreds more families onto the property ladder’ Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2024
Scottish rural housing charity announces closure after 23 years A CHARITY working to secure affordable housing in Scotland’s rural communities has announced that it is to close down after more than 20 years ... The National (Scotland) · Oct 15, 2024
Australian PM buys £2.2m house as his government launches affordable homes plan Anthony Albanese says he is ‘better off as prime minister’ but understands ‘struggle’ of Australians The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2024
Bellway hails planning changes as councils get £68m for brownfield homes Under-pressure housebuilder says drive to increase UK housing stock could generate long-term growth The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2024
Why couldn’t the PM just enjoy Kirribilli’s harbour views for another six months and then go property shopping? Colleagues are right to feel dismayed by Anthony Albanese’s tone-deaf decision to splurge $4.3m on a lavish home – at Copacabana (of all places) The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2024
Afternoon Update: PM’s $4.3m purchase sparks backlash; legendary journalist Negus dies; and a record-breaking HSC Anthony Albanese is facing heat from rival politicians and pundits alike over his new clifftop property The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2024
PM quizzed over $4.3 million clifftop property purchase The prime minister has been peppered with questions about the purchase of a $4.3 million luxury home for he and future wife Jodie Haydon. AAP · Oct 15, 2024
Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon buy $4.3m clifftop home in Copacabana on NSW Central Coast Engaged couple purchase four-bedroom oceanfront house to be closer to Haydon’s family The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2024
'Very vocal' neighbours silenced to save music venues People buying property near potentially noisy entertainment venues will accept an "eyes wide open clause" as part of changes aimed at reviving NSW night-life. AAP · Oct 14, 2024
Donald Trump pens 1am screed against controversial biopic The Apprentice Former president calls film about his rise in real estate in 1970s and 80s a ‘politically disgusting hatchet job’ The Guardian - US · Oct 14, 2024
International Business Times · Oct 14, 2024 'Unsustainable' Housing Crisis Bedevils Spain's Socialist Govt Spain's acute housing crisis is piling pressure on Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez as his government's measures yield few results and frustration boils over among beleaguered citizens.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 14, 2024 ‘Easier to buy your 10th house than your first’: Unions NSW joins push to reform negative gearing and capital gains tax Exclusive: Survey finds 72% of 2,158 workers want Albanese government to rethink housing tax breaks – particularly renters and over-65s
The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2024 Tips for keeping your wedding from becoming a political battleground Uncle Jim is profoundly red, politically speaking
The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2024 ‘They are ruining my life’: how the shadowy world of debt collection can wreck your finances A stranger’s bill can be passed, in your name, down a chain of companies until it reaches the courts without you knowing anything about it. The result can be catastrophic
Evening Standard · Oct 14, 2024 Sadiq Khan-backed plan for 20,000-home 'new town in London' submitted The Mayor of London described the development as ‘a model of how to fix our housing crisis’ and ‘a blueprint’ for the Government to follow
AAP · Oct 14, 2024 Inflation green shoots could spell earlier rates relief A cooling rental market and slower pay growth hint at a disinflationary pulse some economists hope could deliver borrowers an early Christmas present.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2024 Rachel Reeves must keep promise to ease business rates burden, say retailers Plea comes as analysis warns of £2.7bn tax hike mainly affecting smaller retail, leisure and hospitality firms
The Guardian - AU · Oct 13, 2024 Business council blames slow local decision-making for feeding Australia’s housing supply crisis Peak business body proposes deadlines to speed up local councils, saying delays are making developers reluctant to invest
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2024 China’s plan to boost flagging growth is the very definition of economic insanity For the fourth time in 16 years, ‘bazooka’ stimulus aims to reset the economy – but China’s problems demand structural solutions
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2024 Government housing targets unrealistic and unfair, English councils warn Exclusive: Some authorities say they are ‘being set up to fail’ when fault often lies with developers sitting on sites
International Business Times UK · Oct 12, 2024 Struggling Irish Families Slam £370K Newly-Built Homes For Ukranian Refugees Amidst Housing Crisis Irish citizens are taking to the streets and to Twitter to protest the housing projects funded by the government to aid Ukrainian refugees.