Housing scam in Hyderabad lies buried for over a decade since vigilance inquiry A scam in the Housing department involving private developers remains unresolved, with no action taken against them. The Hindu · Feb 9, 2024
Claims of govt insider trading "distressing": Minns Allegations a NSW planning official used sensitive information to buy a house in an area slated for re-zoning have been referred to the corruption commission. AAP · Feb 8, 2024
NSW planning official referred to corruption watchdog Icac over house purchase allegation Liberal MP Alister Henskens used parliamentary privilege to accuse unnamed bureaucrat of using inside knowledge to purchase property for potential profit The Guardian - AU · Feb 8, 2024
Renters in England face rising no-fault evictions as reform bill delayed again More than 26,000 section 21 notices issued in five years since ban was announced, while social housing stock has plummeted The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2024
Leasehold reform: 'forfeiture remains the most mafia-like element of leasehold law' Attention has been drawn to the practice after a post on social media from a Londoner who faces having her flat taken away from her Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2024
Expensive and loathed, ‘the Slab’ will be a terrible monument. It’s being called Gove Towers and he deserves it The London megabuilding given the go-ahead this week is a giant symbol of profit over community, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2024
High-rise hopes to fix housing squeeze in the regions Offering more medium to high density housing in the regions would ease housing shortages and attract essential and other key workers, a summit has heard. AAP · Feb 8, 2024
In the year of the dragon, will China breathe fire into its deflating economy? Plunge in consumer prices has sparked calls for a stimulus package – yet Beijing may still stick to the new normal of lower growth The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2024
UK lender offers long-term mortgages that cut rates over time April Mortgages’ Dutch-style loans attract attention but are currently only for remortgaging The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2024
As high interest rates lead to home repossessions, London will be hit hardest City Comment: Along with unemployment, home repossession is probably the most distressing symptom of recession. Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2024
Tenant sues landlord claiming UK flat was sublet as he was stranded abroad Social housing resident Filippe Scalora alleges a stranger moved into his flat while he was stranded abroad The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2024
Inside the distinctive 1970s Bar Beach home designed by architect Brian Suters The property is set to go to auction on March 2. Newcastle Herald · Feb 8, 2024
The Crunch: a widening ideological divide and the decline of birds Want to get this in your inbox every fortnight? Sign up for The Crunch here. The Guardian - AU · Feb 8, 2024
Sale of beachhouse sets a suburb record in Anna Bay, but for how long? The sale topped the previous record by $200,000. Newcastle Herald · Feb 8, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024 Home Office drops plan to remove housing protections from asylum seekers Draft policy to remove HMO regulations for landlords in England and Wales withdrawn hours before high court challenge
Kiplinger · Feb 7, 2024 Mortgage Interest Tax Deduction: What You Need to Know Should you claim the mortgage interest deduction when you file your federal tax return?
The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024 UK property prices have rebounded quickly but talk of a boom is premature The scope for a near-term surge is limited by the market only having just avoided a crash, say analysts
Kiplinger · Feb 7, 2024 Four Reasons to Tap Opportunity Zones Before They Expire As a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, opportunity zones could sunset at the end of 2026, but there’s still time to maximize major tax benefits.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024 UK house prices rise at fastest rate since January 2023 Lower mortgage rates lead to increased buyer and seller confidence, says Halifax
Newcastle Herald · Feb 7, 2024 Public comment sought on manufactured home estate plans at Windella Plans for 282-lot estate now on exhibition at Maitland Council.
Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2024 UK house prices rise 1.3% in January as mortgage rates tumble Prices were up 2.5% year-on-year, but in London they were slightly down on January 2023
The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024 Uber posts first full-year operating profit as a listed company – business live 2023 was an “inflection point for Uber”, says CEO Dara Khosrowshahi
International Business Times · Feb 7, 2024 China's Property Bubble Bust Is Beginning To Look Like Japan's China's slide into deflation came when Japan was snapping out of it. In the third quarter of 2023, Japan's residential property price index rose at an annual rate of 2.4%, following an even more significant rise in the previous two quarters.
Newcastle Herald · Feb 7, 2024 Companies connected to Spotlight site redevelopment go under The St Hilliers construction business has collapsed.
AAP · Feb 7, 2024 More social housing as cost-of-living crisis hits hard Homelessness organisations have painted a dire picture of the crisis facing Queensland as the government announces more social housing but admits it takes time.