Hundreds of hospitality businesses call on Burnham to lower VAT The VAT’s The Problem campaign has called for hospitality VAT to be reduced from 20% to 10%. Evening Standard · Sep 13
Paris Is 40% Cheaper Than New York To Live In, but Getting Through the Door Costs Americans €825,000 Paris is about 40% cheaper than New York including rent, while an average American buyer budget reaches €825,000 for property International Business Times UK · Sep 13
RBA to speak ahead of crucial cash rate meeting Economists will be closely watching remarks from two senior Reserve Bank officials as expectations firm for another interest rate hike at the end of the month. AAP · Sep 13
‘Small price to pay’: the young homeowners welcoming falling house prices even as it hurts them Some buyers say they are ready to absorb the fallout of housing weakness if it means boosting home ownership across the board The Guardian - AU · Sep 12
Donald Trump’s childhood home snapped up by mystery buyer for $2 million The home had fallen into disrepair, with water damage and mold from a burst pipe, and a colony of feral cats taking up residence The Independent UK · Sep 12
Plans to build dizzying 230m-high tower block in Vauxhall approved The £2billion development at Vauxhall Square will include 25% affordable housing and student accommodation. Evening Standard · Sep 12
Brazilian architect built a UFO-shaped house in 1974 and still lives there A Brazilian architect turned an unusual housing experiment into his own long-term home when he built Casa Bola in São Paulo. Eduardo Longo began constructing the spherical residence in 1974, completing it in 1979 after building it largely by hand. Designed as a prototype for a different way of living,… The Times of India · Sep 11
SNP ministers in court battle over '544-bed pod hotel' on A-listed Edinburgh street A COURT battle has been launched against SNP ministers’ decision to approve the development of four A-listed Edinburgh townhouses into a sprawling… The National (Scotland) · Sep 11
London pub owner faces enforcement action after brazenly turning century-old boozer into a discount store The Hammersmith Ram on King Street has a history going back to the 18th century, but the building is now home to a shop selling pots, pans and suitcases Evening Standard · Sep 10
Double killer on Death Row asks for massive final meal of beef brisket, bacon double cheeseburger, ice cream and more Stacey Humphries faces the death penalty after killing two real estate agents in Georgia in 2003 The Independent UK · Sep 10
US home sales weaken to slowest pace in more than a year as mortgage rates, home prices climb Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes declined in August to their slowest annual pace in more than a year as home shoppers grappled with rising mortgage rates and home prices The Independent UK · Sep 10
Don’t delay on mortgage deals, homeowners warned as Nationwide becomes latest lender to raise rates Those needing renewed deals are being told not to wait to arrange a new fix The Independent UK · Sep 10
Experts issue warning over UK property market despite ‘finding its footing’ last month While home buyer inquiries appear to be dropping, it is the least negative reading recorded since January and the fifth improvement in a row, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said The Independent UK · Sep 9
Housing market gradually finding its footing, say surveyors The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said any potential recovery ‘remains fragile’ Evening Standard · Sep 9
The Guardian - AU · Sep 9 Morning Mail: High-end home values fall; costs of sea level rise revealed; and is AI coming for humans? Expensive homes worst hit in property price downturn; report details staggering impacts of sea level rise; tech insiders raise alarm over AI advances
The Guardian - AU · Sep 9 Horror warnings about Australia’s ‘collapsing’ housing market are absurd – and very much in bad faith If prices were to take a 10% fall from the March 2026 peak, as CBA has suggested, that would still only mean prices were back where they were at the end of 2024
The Guardian - AU · Sep 9 High-end property hit by steepest price falls as affordable end of Australia’s housing market proves resilient Despite falls in some parts of the market, prices are showing signs of stabilising as investors exit and first-time buyers move in, analysts say
The Guardian - AU · Sep 9 RentTech companies asking tenants for personal details ‘completely outside’ new Victorian laws Some rental platforms encourage hopeful tenants to share ‘excessive’ amount of information, Consumer Policy Research Centre review finds
The Independent UK · Sep 9 Soaring cost of living means it’s now cheaper to live in Milan than Manchester One month of living costs in London equates to five months in Thailand’s Chiang Mai
The Guardian - AU · Sep 9 Liberal operative says request to be wired before meeting was ‘silly’ comment, Icac hears Jeremy Greenwood tells inquiry he does not remember a plan to release a false ‘mistress photo’ relating to David Elliott
AAP · Sep 8 Un-real estate: property settlement scam risk rising Payment redirection scams cost Australians $167 million in 2025, but most people still can't tell a fraudulent email from an authentic one.
The Guardian - US · Sep 8 US real estate agent duct-taped and zip-tied to plane seat after ‘racial slurs’ is fired The man, also accused of homophobic slurs on American Airlines flight, faces assault and disorderly conduct charges
International Business Times UK · Sep 8 Duct-Taped American Airlines Passenger Loses Real Estate Job After Violent First-Class Flight Meltdown Arthur Lundeen, 67, was fired by Long Realty within days of being duct-taped to his American Airlines seat, as the FBI weighs federal charges over the violent mid-air outburst.
The Independent UK · Sep 7 American Airlines passenger duct-taped to seat after mid-air meltdown loses his job Other passengers claimed Lundeen was using vulgar and bigoted language toward the flight crew
Evening Standard · Sep 7 Angela Rayner withdraws council reorganisation decisions after new legal advice At least eight councils have launched legal challenges.