Michael Gove admits mistakes over social housing after tenant death
Michael Gove has admitted past mistakes made by the government over social housing have contributed to some tenants being neglected by landlords. The housing secretary told the BBC the case of Sheila Seleoane – who lay dead in her flat for two-and-a-half years...
Rents rising at fastest rate for seven years
Tenants in properties owned by private landlords have faced the highest rise in rent since comparable records began seven years ago, official data shows. Rents rose 4% last year as landlords, who face their own squeeze from higher mortgage rates, passed on those...
Cost of living: My mortgage deal is ending – what are my options?
Almost two million households will see fixed-rate mortgage deals end this year, with most facing the prospect of higher monthly payments. What options do borrowers have? What’s happening to mortgage rates? About 20% of residential mortgage-holders have variable...
Purplebricks: Struggling online estate agent puts itself up for sale
Online estate agent Purplebricks is up for sale after revealing it expects to lose between £15-£20m this year. It said the potential of the group may be better realised under an “alternative ownership structure”. After being founded in 2012 the firm had...Recently Listed
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