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Market town named UK’s happiest place to live in 2025

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The Independent UK

Skipton in Yorkshire named happiest place to live in Great Britain

Access to nature and essential services and friendliness of the people led ‘gateway to the Dales’ to top Rightmove index

The Guardian - UK

Why this Yorkshire market town is the happiest place to live in the UK

People praised Skipton’s range of shops, its high street and nearby green space

The Independent UK

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London's happiest places to live: boroughs on both sides of the river make the top 10 for first time

Zendaya, Tom Holland, Holly Willoughby, Harry Styles and Ryan Gosling know a good spot when they see one, according to a new survey

Evening Standard

Friendly Yorkshire market town crowned Britain’s happiest place to live

Attractions within the town include a traditional high street marketplace, a shopping arcade, a museum, and an array of independent shops.

Evening Standard

Castles outside London to escape 'mansion tax' as one-bed flats in capital hit by new levy in Budget

Nearly one in four of the properties caught by the ‘mansion tax’ are in just three London boroughs, Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster and Camden

Evening Standard

‘Boxing Day bounce’ expected to boost housing market

Online property searches often jump on Boxing Day, and some home buyers could be set to spring into action now that Budget uncertainty has cleared

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London’s most affordable family home hotspots for well below the new £2 million 'mansion tax' threshold

The government has confirmed plans to impose a "mansion tax" by doubling the council tax on homes worth more than £2 million across the country.

Evening Standard

What does a 'mansion' look like in London? £2m homes that will be liable for Reeves' surcharge from 2028

Under Rachel Reeves’ new “mansion tax”, owners of properties worth more than £2 million will need to pay an annual surcharge on their homes. But what does a £2 million property look like in London today?

Evening Standard

Autumn Budget 2025: Is Rachel Reeves really going to scrap stamp duty this week?

Property experts agree tax changes are needed to unblock the stagnant housing market, yet London’s high prices and dearth of affordable new homes are also significant barriers to buying

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live 17 November: Asia tensions hit Burberry shares, Budget rumours warning

The FTSE 100 index is steady at the start of a big week of economic and corporate updates.

Evening Standard

Asking prices fall as UK housing market hit by budget speculation, Rightmove says

November drop of 1.8% is biggest for this time of year since 2012, with chancellor’s plans looming

The Guardian - UK

Budget uncertainty blamed for 'bigger than usual' drop in November house prices

Speculation about the contents of the Autumn Budget is fuelling uncertainty across much of the market, particularly at the upper end

Evening Standard

Average house price revealed as market sees largest November drop since 2012

More than a third of homes available for sale have had an asking price reduction

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Evening Standard

Grand Designs house for sale: New Forest haiku house from 2004 series on market for £2.95m

The house first appeared on Grand Designs in 2004 when Lizzie and Michael took their project to build a Japanese-style haiku house — with vineyard — to Kevin McCloud

The Independent UK

Rightmove faces £1bn legal claim over ‘excessive’ fees for estate agents

Damages could total around £1 billion, say the group behind the claim

Evening Standard

Rightmove faces legal action over claims of ‘excessive’ fees for estate agents

A group making a claim against the property website estimated that damages could total around £1 billion.

The Independent UK

Six big changes to expect from Reeves’ Budget and how they’ll impact your finances

Pensions, the cash ISA and more could all be set for notable alterations

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Evening Standard

FTSE 100 held back by hefty Rightmove and IAG falls

The FTSE 100 index closed down 53.21 points, or 0.6%, at 9,682.57.

The Independent UK

Rightmove shares plummet amid AI spending plans

Investors were spooked by Rightmove’s announcement that accelerated investment in AI

Evening Standard

Rightmove shares tumble as AI spending spree set to impact profits

The firm said underlying earnings growth would pull back sharply to between 3% and 5% next year.

Evening Standard

Cold War bunker near Bristol to be auctioned for £20,000

The underground bunker was built in 1960 for the Royal Observer Corps, a group of volunteers set up to monitor nuclear attacks

The Guardian - UK

Private rent in Britain now swallows 44% of the average wage

Monthly cost jumps to record £1,385 outside London, and £2,736 in the capital, with hotspots showing hefty rises

The Independent UK

Advertised rents reach new record highs, says Rightmove

The number of available homes to rent is 9% higher than a year ago but 23% lower than in 2019, figures showed.

The Independent UK

Average UK rent revealed amid record high cost of advertised lets

The average advertised rental price across the UK has reached record levels

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