‘I look at the UK housing market and I see nothing good here’ Kevin McCloud has said his advice to young Brits looking to buy their first home is to “move to another country where the housing market is healthy,” such as Germany. The Grand Designs presenter was speaking to JOE ahead of Grand Designs […]

4 months ago

“Quite roomy for London to be fair,” joked one social media user An iconic red phone box is up for grabs on Rightmove of all places. Situated beside a junction in Winchmore Hill, North London, this Grade II listed emblem of the analogue world has a price tag of £10,000 despite covering just 9sqft. Ahead […]

7 months ago

Turns out cutting down on Pret and avocado toast doesn’t cut it Young Brits are having to bunk with their parents in order to save for a house deposit in what NatWest is terming the ‘age of re-nesting’. Almost one-in-four parents say their children have had to move back home in a bid to get […]

11 months ago

“That model needs to change if we’re going to deliver the numbers, and that model doesn’t want to.”

11 months ago

This initiative makes use of the Right to Buy scheme. The headache-inducing world of mortgages just got a hell of a lot less painful for some lucky folk. Last week, Barclays bank revealed that it would be calling upon the Right to Buy (RTB) scheme in place of a house deposit for tenants wanting to […]

1 year ago

The money raised from more taxation would go towards social housing. More than two-thirds of Brits say they would support a tax on second homes to help pay for more social housing. A new poll conducted by not-for-profit organisation Common Wealth has found that 68% of the public support higher capital gains tax on second […]

1 year ago