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Chief finance officer says it remains ‘vigilant’ as it sets aside more money than expected to cover possible bad debtProfits at Lloyds Banking Group have fallen as the high street bank set aside more money than expected to deal with possible bad debts …
London professionals are taking advantage of reduced rents in vacant buildings in often unusual spacesA top-floor, open-plan property in a trendy east London neighbourhood would usually set you back thousands of pounds a month in rent, but Luke William…
Housing association L&Q’s contractor shut off water to flats in Sidcup without warning to repair a pipeResidents of an apartment block owned by London’s largest housing association have spoken of their despair after being left for 12 days without r…
More than 40% of pesticides discovered in dust linked to serious illnesses including cancer, study showsAlmost 200 pesticides have been found by a study examining dust in homes around Europe, as scientists say regulators need to take “toxic cocktails” …
Fewer people want to escape from cities – and homes by the sea have lost some of their lustre, says RightmoveBack in the early months of Covid lockdowns, all the talk in property circles was of would-be housebuyers plotting a move to coastal and rural …
Average price fell by 0.5% in March to £296,699, the steepest decline since March last year, Halifax saysBusiness live – latest updatesUK house prices have suffered their steepest decline in a year as the market cools after a buyer rush to beat changes…
The sums lenders charge to secure the best rates have risen in the past five years – and can make a loan much more expensiveThe spring months are typically the busiest of the year in the housing market as buyers mobilise and sunshine adds to a property…
Capital records lowest annual price growth in the country as Northern Ireland races ahead, Nationwide findsBusiness live – latest updatesUK house prices stagnated last month as London clocked up the lowest price growth in the country, while thousands o…
Exclusive: Charities say freeze to housing benefit will push more people into rent arrears and homelessnessOnly 2.5% of private rented homes in England were affordable for people on housing benefit last year, with charities warning that more people wil…
Residents took firms owned by billionaire to tribunal for operating unlicensed houses in multiple occupationTenants of two buildings in east London have been awarded a six-figure sum in rent repayments by a tribunal after challenging a billionaire desc…