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Five real estate opportunities to watch in 2026

The 2025 Autumn Budget offered limited stimulus for the housing market and, persistent headwinds such as sticky inflation, higher for longer interest rates, elevated construction costs, and slow planning processes continue to impact development viability. But there are still reasons for cautious optimism. The UK economy is forecast to grow by 1.4 per cent this year. This is expected to outperform the...

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High-earners take days to pay average UK wage in tax

High earners pay UK salary equivalent in tax in just days

The latest research by finance experts, RIFT Tax Refunds, has revealed that the nation’s high earners will have paid more in tax by the end of this month than the average person earns in a year, with the very highest doing so in the space of a day.

RIFT Tax Refunds analysed the average annual gross salary of five high...

Here’s how a room with a view could stop you from selling

Research by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has highlighted how many sellers may find themselves unable to secure a buyer in 2023, should their home have a balcony that has been constructed with combustible materials such as timber.

Following the Grenfell tragedy, any leaseholder looking to buy, sell or remortgage an apartment in a multi-storey, multi-occupant...

Children’s mental health flourishes with Edenstone funding

Hundreds of children across 10 schools in South Wales have reported improved self-esteem, wellbeing and happiness after completing the Flourish Project, sponsored by the Edenstone Foundation.

Flourish is a Proton Foundation project designed to improve mental and emotional wellbeing, self-esteem and resilience amongst nine to 16-year-olds over the course of eight one-hour sessions....

Property values fall by as much as £315,000

The latest market analysis by property purchasing specialist, House Buyer Bureau, reveals which areas of the UK have endured the biggest house price drops since September 2022’s disastrous mini-budget, with the worst hit district seeing prices slashed by more than £315,000.

When then Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, announced his and Liz Truss’s mini-budget in September 2022, it sent an...

Landlords want capital gains tax changes reversed

The latest insight from specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital , has revealed that 41% of landlords would like to see recent changes to capital gains tax allowances reversed, with the government’s meddling in the sector also the biggest concern, along with the increasing day to day cost of buy-to-let investment driven by the cost of living crisis.

The survey of almost 2,...

Local homebuilder reveals contribution to the UK’s economic output

Local homebuilder Barratt David Wilson Homes Exeter division has built more than 500 new homes in and across Devon, Cornwall and parts of Somerset in the last financial year – of which 120 homes were affordable – contributing over £87 million to the UK’s economic output.

The achievements are highlighted in a new report, which also measures the housebuilder’s social and economic...

Stunning riverside development in Tiverton unveils first show homes

Two brand new show homes at a new riverside development, St.George’s Court in Tiverton, have been unveiled by local independent housebuilder, 3 Rivers Developments Ltd.

St George’s Court is a much anticipated, award-winning development of 39 two-and three-bedroom houses, and one- and two-bedroom apartments, positioned right in the very heart of the Tiverton town and community, with a...

Property for sale on Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall

Georgian townhouse on Truro's Lemon Street

Georgian townhouse on Truro’s Lemon Street

Clive Pearce Property is pleased to offer for sale an elegant and extensive townhouse with the rare benefits of both a large walled garden and a garage, on one of Truro’s finest historic streets.

The characterful house sits on Lemon Street in Truro’s city centre – widely renowned as one of the most iconic Georgian streets in the...

Expert advises how to protect your garden shed in icy weather

With temperatures plummeting and yellow warnings for snow and ice across the UK, Brits are being warned about the damage this can do to a garden shed.

Despite the time of year, over 80,000 people in the past month took to Google to search their shed queries - asking questions including ‘How to insulate a shed?’ and ‘How to weatherproof a shed?’ - as people worry about how to protect...

London property values up 65% in these neighbourhoods

Research by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, reveals that house price increases of up to 64.5% in London’s most up and coming neighbourhoods are driving a positive momentum shift for the capital’s struggling market.

When compared to the rest of the UK, the London housing market has stuttered over the past couple of years. While the capital’s performance has been...

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