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UK housebuilder reports 33% rise in revenue and 26% increase in profits but says possible tax and duty rises risk unsettling buyersBritain’s largest housebuilder Barratt Redrow has warned of a “tough market” and expects little growth in the next 12 mon…
Fall to £40.9m in first six months of year pushes share price down, with order book lower than year agoHalf-year profits at Vistry Group, one of Britain’s biggest housebuilders, have more than halved as buyer demand comes under pressure from concerns o…
Stalling house prices and shift back to office working are affecting people’s ability to move out of city, say expertsLondoners are buying the lowest share of houses outside the capital in more than a decade as their moving plans are curtailed by a sta…
Prices increased in August by 0.3%, the third monthly rise in a row, and figure was above market expectationsBusiness live – latest updatesUK house prices rose for a third consecutive month in August, pushing the average price of a property to a record…
Increase of 0.3% in August marks third consecutive monthly rise, exceeding market expectationsBusiness live – latest updatesUK house prices rose for a third consecutive month in August, pushing the average price of a property to a record high as moment…
Talk of the chancellor looking at a new levy on expensive homes or removing CGT exemption is making buyers warySpeculation that the chancellor could announce new property taxes in her autumn budget is likely to slow down an already price-sensitive hous…
Chancellor and prime minister are latest in a long line of politicians who have tried to squeeze more out of UK property Rachel Reeves is in favour of radical tax reform – or at least she was in 2018. “We need a radical overhaul of the tax system becau…
Reported plans could raise up to £40bn while preserving pledge not to raise income tax, VAT or national insuranceUK politics live – latest updatesRachel Reeves is considering plans for a tax on expensive homes in an effort to raise billions of pounds a…
Cheaper mortgage rates and rising wages helped to push monthly growth to 0.4%, according to HalifaxUK house prices rose at the fastest monthly rate this year in July as mortgage rates eased and banks offered bigger home loans, according to the lender H…
Rushanara Ali accused of hypocrisy after claims she evicted tenants from east London property before putting up rent by almost £700 a monthUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK homelessness minister, Rushanara Ali, is facing calls to resign after cla…