11 h. ago Huge relief for millions of homeowners as ground rent cap announced and new leasehold flats banned

MILLIONS of leaseholders will have their ground rents capped at £250 a year as part of a major overhaul of the housing system. The Government has announced the change will come into force from 2028 and said it will save homeowners thousands of pounds. Ground rents will drop to a peppercorn - a nominal amount...

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15 h. ago Australia’s heatwaves are getting deadlier – and renters are paying the price | Maiy Azize

Some are trapped in a vicious cycle: rising rents, rising energy bills and falling standards. But this is not inevitable Australians are struggling through one of the most brutal heatwaves and hottest summers on record. Day after day, temperatures into the high 30s are turning homes into ovens, workplaces into hazards, and everyday tasks into endurance tests.All of us are feeling it. But spare a thought for the millions of renters trying to survive this heat in homes that were never designed to cope with it. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Has Tom Cruise Quit London? ‘Mission Impossible’ Star Makes ‘Surprise’ Exit From $47 Million U.K. Home To ‘Return to U.S.’

Has Tom Cruise Quit London? ‘Mission Impossible’ Star Makes ‘Surprise’ Exit From $47 Million U.K. Home To ‘Return to U.S.’  Yahoo

Economics

26 h. ago WW3 fears deepen as European country sends survival guide to 17 million households

A European country has issued a survival guide to 17 million homes after fears of huge global conflict and threats from Russia - as they prepare citizens in emergency situations

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42 h. ago Mortgage shock for 1 million homeowners as deals to end soon – how to get a cheap fix NOW

NEARLY one million homeowners will be hit with a mortgage shock this year when their existing cheap deal comes to an end. Around 971,105 homeowners took out a five-year fixed mortgage in 2021, according to data obtained by Compare the Market from the Financial Conduct Authority through a freedom of information request. Interest rates were...

Economics

42 h. ago Tory pair group launches to attract seven million 'politically homeless' centre

Former West Midlands mayor Sir Andy Street and former Scottish Tory leader Baroness Davidson will urge Kemi Badenochnot to lurch right.

Politics

57 h. ago Revealed: Millions of Brits can still remember their childhood home phone number

Millions of Brits can still remember old landline phone numbers from decades ago despite relying solely on their mobile today, new research suggests.

Society

66 h. ago I went from broke single council house mum to millionaire with 38 homes – I think anyone can be rich

FROM a single mum who swapped her council house for a property empire, to a young widow who fought to provide for her family – three women share the secrets to their success. ‘I went from broke single mum to multimillionaire’ Katie Bloomfield, 42, lives in Suffolk with her husband Danny and their blended family...

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3 d. ago Wall Street landlords have met a surprising opponent in Trump. So why is Starmer courting them? | Adam Almeida

To win votes, Trump can afford to face up to corporate power – to deliver his promised 1.5m homes, Starmer can’tIn an incredibly polarised society, there are fewer and fewer things that seem to unite both sides of the aisle in the US political system. Yet it turns out that an objection to Wall Street’s grand heist of single-family homes has done just that.We might expect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Elizabeth Warren to rail against the incursion of institutional investors into residential real estate markets, causing rent prices to jump and effectively locking millions of households out of home ownership. However, I admit I was surprised to see JD Vance and Marjorie Taylor Greene striking a similar note. But I was completely dumbfounded to see the real estate tycoon and Wall Street darling Donald Trump sing from the same hymn sheet.Adam Almeida is a writer and researcher living in London Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Sold! Lily Allen and David Harbour's Brooklyn townhouse goes for $7.3 million to mystery buyer

Two weeks after slashing almost $700,000 off the price of their property, Lily Allen and David Harbour have found a buyer

Economics

4 d. ago What to know about the devastating floods in southern Africa

Torrential rains and severe flooding across parts of southern Africa have killed more than 100 people in three countries, destroyed thousands of homes and caused tens of millions of dollars’ worth of damage in one of Africa’s premier wildlife parks

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5 d. ago Energy firm to pay millions in compensation after warm home payment delays

The compensation ruling comes after customers had to wait more 19 months to receive their Warm Home Discount support

Economics

6 d. ago What you need to know about the warm homes plan as millions could cut energy bills

The plans also include upgrading protections for renters

Economics

6 d. ago Chinese solar panels for all... £15bn Warm Homes Plan offers massive housing upgrades to cut energy bills

The Government's Warm Homes Plan, announced today, will see millions of families able to access solar panels, batteries, heat pumps and insulation for their properties.

Economics

6 d. ago Five million UK households to save hundreds in major change amid energy bill 'scandal'

Five million homes are set to benefit from a new package of energy saving measures ranging from insulation to technology such as solar panels and a battery worth thousands of pounds

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7 d. ago UK landline shutdown announced with 1.2 million homes affected

The next batch of areas losing access to older copper cables has just been confirmed, with 1.2million homes affected.

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8 d. ago Brits to get free health testing kits worth £111 but offer won't be running for long

With NHS waits for basic health tests stretching to three or four weeks for many Brits, Superdrug is swooping in to ease the strain, giving away over £1 million worth of free at-home Health MOT kits

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8 d. ago Illegal dump fly tippers accidentally dig up electricity cables supplying GCHQ: Gang left repair bill worth MILLIONS after damaging power lines for spy base and 500,000 homes

EXCLUSIVE: The astonishing incident at Walham in Gloucestershire took nine months of painstaking work to fix.

Economics

1 week ago Gene Hackman's Santa Fe home up for sale for eye watering sum after couple found dead

The sprawling Southwestern-style mansion has been listed at $6.25 million a year after the couple were found dead in the home - with their deaths both ruled as natural causes

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1 week ago Helen Flanagan's 'missing millions' as star 'asked to leave home by ex boyfriend'

As Helen Flanagan allegedly enters yet another war with ex-partner Scott Sinclair over her family home, the Mirror takes a look at her financial woes, which have seen her go from being a reported millionaire to struggling to pay taxi fare

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