6 h. ago Channel 4 star urges MPs to abolish stamp duty in 'passionate' speech

'We’re damaging our first-time buyer housing stock'

Politics

58 h. ago The death of the country house? Buyers no longer want lavish rural pads... and they're selling for a bargain

Off the record, estate agents describe a market devoid of buyers. Home sellers left waiting in faint hope not just for an offer, but for a single viewing.

Economics

6 d. ago Housebuilder's plan for first time buyers and their pets at Winchburgh site

At Bellway’s Winchburgh Grange development in West Lothian the sales team have seen a surge in first time owners opting for a home with a garden.

Politics

6 d. ago Death by Lightning review – absolutely nobody plays losers like Matthew Macfadyen

The Succession actor is utterly brilliant in every moment of this punchy historical miniseries. His portrayal of the crank who killed the US president in 1881 takes his mastery to the next level“My name,” says Charles Guiteau (Matthew Macfadyen), the anti-hero of punchy four-part historical miniseries Death by Lightning, “will be known one day all across this country!” Guiteau was, until now, wrong. He tried to insert himself into history by assassinating the US president, James Garfield, in 1881 – but Garfield was only four months into his tenure, so all Guiteau did by shooting him was turn them both into difficult pub quiz answers.Death by Lightning pays careful tribute to Garfield, a quietly extraordinary statesman, but its focus is Guiteau and, if this show is a hit, he might finally get his wish. If so, it’ll be because Charles Guiteau has become a byword for the sort of pitiable crank that Matthew Macfadyen plays better than anyone else on television. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago Barratt Redrow sells more homes despite ‘challenging’ market

The UK’s biggest housebuilder called on the Government to support first-time buyers as it updated investors on its recent trading.

Politics

8 d. ago We find site selling £30 heat pad for aches and pains now sold out on Amazon

'My daughter says it's the best thing I've ever bought her'

Economics

8 d. ago Failed Afghan asylum seeker 'stabbed to death female store manager who gave him a job' after his deportation from Germany was deemed 'unsafe'

An Afghan asylum seeker has been charged with murder after allegedly stabbing his female boss to death, following German authorities' decision that his home country was too unsafe. 

Events

1 week ago UK house price growth slows as buyers ‘wait and see’ before Budget

A senior UK economist said house prices have remained subdued but are likely to continue rising slowly

Economics

1 week ago House price growth slips back amid subdued buyer confidence, Nationwide says

Nationwide said UK house price growth fell month-on-month in October to 0.3% from 0.5% in September.

Economics

2 w. ago Millionaire Aviva boss died of 'multiple traumatic injuries' after his Aston Martin veered off country lane and crashed into tree, inquest hears

Former Aviva chief executive David Barral, 63, had been driving a grey DBX SUV when it left an A-road near Wetherby, West Yorks, on October 14.

Events

2 w. ago Man admits killing former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe

Shinzo Abe’s death shocked Japan, a country with some of the world’s strictest gun laws

Politics

2 w. ago Vital advice issued to anyone travelling to Thailand after Queen Mother dies

Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit died last week at the age of 93, and her death could bring changes for anyone planning to travel to the country in the next few months

Events

3 w. ago 'I spent a fortune on garden but it turned into a nightmare when I couldn't sell my home'

Sue Libertiny, also known as 'Garden Moxie', invested 20 years and a lot of money into creating her dream garden - but when she went to sell her house, she was left devastated by the reaction from potential buyers

Politics