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Owners of luxury Dorset beach huts hit with full second home council tax bills
Owners of Mudeford and Hengistbury Head beach huts face higher bills after councils reclassify them as second homes.
Storming end to 2025 housing market sets tone for busy start to 2026
Zoopla forecasts a stronger-than-usual start to 2026 for the UK housing market, with pent-up demand boosting sales despite modest house price growth and a widening north–south divide.
Overseas company-owned property in England and Wales nearly doubles in a decade
The volume of property owned by overseas companies in England and Wales has almost doubled in 10 years, reaching £125bn in value, according to new analysis by Search…
Budget uncertainty forces thousands to delay moving house, Rightmove survey finds
Nearly one in five potential home movers have paused their plans due to fears of property tax changes in next week’s Budget, according to a 10,000-person Rightmove survey.
Nature is not a blocker to housing growth, MPs say, warning government risks missing both housing and environmental targets
A cross-party committee says nature is not a barrier to housebuilding and warns the UK risks missing both housing and environmental targets if ministers weaken habitat protections in…
London property market hits its floor, with signs of a turning point emerging, says Chestertons
Chestertons says London’s property market has reached the bottom of its cycle, with stabilising prices, rising listings and improving confidence signalling a turning point ahead of the Autumn…
Prop fintech Tembo wins scale-up business of the year at Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards
Tembo, the award-winning mortgage and savings platform, has been named Scale-Up Business of the Year at the Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards, the UK’s largest and most prestigious…
Savills halves 2026 house price growth forecast to 2% amid budget and rate uncertainty
Savills cuts its UK house price forecast for 2026 to 2%, citing budget uncertainty, weak buyer sentiment and slower rate cuts, but expects 22% growth over five years.
Tenants rush to claim rent refunds after Rachel Reeves’ ‘illegal letting’ row sparks surge in landlord complaints
Tenant rights groups report a 26% rise in rent repayment claims after revelations that Chancellor Rachel Reeves failed to licence her London rental property, triggering renewed scrutiny of…
TSB and NatWest cut mortgage rates ahead of Budget in ‘welcome relief for borrowers’
TSB and NatWest have become the latest major lenders to reduce mortgage rates ahead of next month’s Budget, with brokers describing the cuts as “welcome relief” for borrowers…