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It was huge fun chatting to Amanda Barrie about why she is moving back to Covent Garden (at the age of 89) with wife Hilary Bonner to resume her acting career. www.thetimes.com/article/b444...

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What a beautiful piece www.thetimes.com/article/0bcc...

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John Caudwell, the British entrepreneur-turned-property developer, wants a celebrity chef to help him create La Caudwell, a “billionaires’ restaurant” in one of the French Riviera’s most glamorous locations. www.thetimes.com/article/7fc2...

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If you choose to have two children today, it'll cost you an extra £500,000 in 18 years compared to remaining childless, according to research carried out for @thetimes.com Many young people today think it's a choice between parenting and property. www.thetimes.com/article/81fe...

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This is magnificent work by @gilescoren.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

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Rachel Reeves needs to raise some money — and fast. Here is our verdict on how she might hit buyers, sellers and owners. www.thetimes.com/article/2b26...

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Britain is rapidly running out of bricklayers, with the smallest number of builders working here since 1998 and 30 per cent due to retire in the next decade, according to a damning government-ordered review. www.thetimes.com/article/b56a...

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I visited the tiny village of Tempsford, which is poised to be the first major new town in prime minister Keir Starmer's housing masterplan. One problem? The area gets severely flooded most years... www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...

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A damning disciplinary verdict issued against the tax adviser David Hannah, of the stamp duty refund advisers Cornerstone, who has been expelled from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) for avoiding stamp duty. www.accountingweb.co.uk/tax/hmrc-pol...

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This is good news. Lenders restoring sub-4% rates.

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The opportunities for later-life mortgage-borrowing are being increased at a record rate, as pensioners get access to new loans - allowing them to stay in their houses to help "boomeranging" kids. www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...

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I mean, I know this is almost passe now, but sometimes you just have to take a step back at the world and think: WTF?

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Scores of his countrymen may be dead, and the US president - yes, US president - spends 3 minutes spouting theories about diversity hires with zero evidence. The very opposite of leadership. www.thetimes.com/article/0379...

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The price of houses, how affordable they are, and where, has changed massively since the days of Britpop and Beckham. Explore what has changed in your area, and find out why. www.thetimes.com/article/255f...

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A Regent’s Park mansion known as “London’s White House” is believed to have been bought by an American tech billionaire in what could be the second-most expensive property deal in British history. www.thetimes.com/article/e723...

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America, you did this to yourself.

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"Overpaid, Oversexed, and Over Here" - while British multimillionaires leave, Trump's American tech bros are moving in www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...

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A growing number of parents are lying about where they live or their level of religious observance to get their children into top state schools because of Labour’s decision to impose VAT on private schools, according to analysis. www.thetimes.com/article/c93b...

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Something a little more personal from me in today's @thetimes.com travel section. www.thetimes.com/article/874a...

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Under-45s have endured a collective £3.5 billion rent increase in the space of two years after landlords passed on high mortgage costs to tenants, according to analysis by Hamptons estate agents. www.thetimes.com/article/137e...

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Such a terrific piece by Katrina Burroughs. A kafkaesque situation. www.thetimes.com/article/3345...

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The party will soon be over for 740,000 borrowers from the Covid "race-for-space" era, who this year will face massive mortgage hikes. www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...

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Times readers bang on the money over Reeves plan to loosen mortgage lending rules...

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Great piece, this

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It's almost as if people who are motivated to score political points (and who don't understand the City or economics) are writing contradictory nonsense.

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Sellers are making the smallest profit on their homes for at least a decade, according to data suggesting that the golden era of price growth for homeowners may have come to an end. www.thetimes.com/article/8ba9...

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A Russian financier has been hit by a £500,000 bill for unpaid tax over the purchase of his home, a luxurious converted former bacon factory. www.thetimes.com/article/4f33...

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How a convent of nuns made millions in the London housing market last year - and the 9 other biggest sales of 2024, revealed by @manumidolo.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/0cc3...

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Will interest rates fall and by how much, will everyone go nuts before stamp duty rises - and will landlords hang on? My analysis of what lies ahead for housing in 2025. www.thetimes.com/article/fa67...

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The 2024 housing market in charts - and what that means for 2025 www.thetimes.com/article/fa67...

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Sales of the priciest homes fell sharply in 2024, according to research carried out exclusively for @thetimes.com. Government tax disincentives have led the mega-rich to stay away, as sales of £15m+ homes in Knightsbridge and Belgravia fell through the floor. www.thetimes.com/article/12fc...

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Where are Britain's luxury car hotspots? From Radlett to Knutsford, here's where the largest proportion of petrolheads live. www.thetimes.com/article/ace6...

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Chaos at the Land Registry means homeowners are waiting months or even years for property records to be updated — putting purchases and mortgage deals at risk. Terrific investigation by @melissayork.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...

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The building nightmare threatening the government's homes plans. Terrific story by @manumidolo.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/25e2...

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A reminder to BBC staff one of your retiring presenters "crashing the pips" means precisely zero to anyone outside of your bubble. And, y'know, doesn't deserve more prominence than Chinese spies infiltrating Britain's royal family, or the killing of Russia's chemical weapons chief.

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Landlords make up a bigger proportion of all house-buyers than they did before the budget, according to new data that throws into doubt suggestions that tax rises would deter investors. www.thetimes.com/article/d055...

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♥️ 💙#cpfc

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Second homeowners are receiving letters warning them of vast council tax rises from April. Many are selling up, describing this as the final straw. Could Britain see a reversal of the vast rise in second homes since Covid - and will this help housing supply? www.thetimes.com/article/cfd8...

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Meanwhile in Britain

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If anyone can explain what this actually means, you're better than me. Lawyers rubbing their hands with glee.

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Home insurance renewal quote comes in: £697.61 Home insurance cost last year: £528.80 Number of claims: £0. Cost of items/building insured: Exactly the same. Insurers make it up as they go along, chapter 1,203

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A lovely piece about love, sacrifice and, above all, huge optimism by @sashanugara.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/17b5...

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Labour's big cladding promise last week amounted to: “Wait five years and we might tell you how much longer you must wait.” Terrific piece by Martina Lees. www.thetimes.com/article/feff...