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HISTORICAL FACTS: 13 - The Untold Story

Tax breaks for investors are likely to be scaled back in Albanese’s May budget. But will it make housing cheaper?

The top 10% of Australia’s earners get 90% of the benefit of the CGT, while young Australians are struggling to get into the housing market

The Guardian - AU

Solicitors report late flood of no-fault evictions before ban in England

Advice charity also helping thousands of tenants before Renters’ Rights Act comes into force on Friday

The Guardian - UK

Faith in Housing bill crosses finish line, clears path for church-based affordable housing

The "Yes in God’s Backyard" movement is celebrating the new Faith in Housing law in Virginia

The Independent UK

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Average US long-term mortgage rate rises to 6.3%, ending a 3-week slide

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose this week, pushing up borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers in the midst of the spring homebuying season

The Independent UK

Selling Sunset star sets return to Netflix show four years after dramatic departure

Show’s former star left series in 2022

The Independent UK

UK housing market in a slump as buyers absorb ‘extraordinary shocks’

Estate agents warn ‘nerves are wrecked’ as interest rates stay flat

The Independent UK

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Housing market panic subsides as new listings rise 8.7 percent month-on-month

Despite no end in sight for Iran war and pessimism about consumer finances, home listings stayed strong in April

The Independent UK

Is London a safe haven for investment in uncertain times?

London has already proven it attracts unrivalled cross-border investment, but it will need to adapt

Evening Standard

OPINION - Kemi Badenoch: The Conservatives are the only party that actually stands up to Sadiq Khan

All Labour seem to do is spend other people’s hard-earned money on bizarre ideological nonsense, writes Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch

Evening Standard

Local elections 2026: Starmer slams Polanski's Greens and Farage's Reform UK for false 'shortcuts' to boost London

Exclusive: Prime Minister tears into political opponents blocking new homes and ‘driving a wedge between communities’

Evening Standard

Massive profits already earned by property investors to be shielded from Chalmers’ CGT changes

Treasurer tells Commonwealth Bank podcast that he aims to ‘recognise the decisions that people have taken in the past’

The Guardian - AU

Huge new 1,600-home neighbourhood in east London gets green light

Major new development in Silvertown approved but developers face criticism over small percentage of affordable homes

Evening Standard

Leasehold ban in England and Wales unlikely before next general election, minister says

Matthew Pennycook says ending system must be done slowly to avoid hitting housing supply and legal pitfalls

The Guardian - UK

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Evening Standard

West London office block to be transformed into 171-room hotel and auditorium

Grove House, by Hammersmith Underground station, is to be transformed to also include new affordable workspace, retail, wellness facilities and a revitalised 131-seat auditorium

Evening Standard

'Stealth' income tax bombshell: London hit with record £71billion bill as millions in city pay more

Exclusive: Londoners are being hammered with rising income tax bills as hundreds of thousands are dragged into paying its basic or higher rates

Evening Standard

Housing Secretary rules out rent controls as Iran cost of living crisis looms

Steve Reed insisted ministers were ‘not looking at rent controls’ for private landlords after reports the Chancellor was considering banning increases for 12 months

The Independent UK

What experts say the 1.8m people who need a new mortgage deal this year should do now

Tracker deals are attracting more attention once more

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Evening Standard

All the King's jokes at White House state dinner as Charles leaves guests in stitches

Charles and Camilla were the guests of honour at the dinner, which was held to ‘honour the Special Relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom’

Evening Standard

London home sales hit by Donald Trump's Iran war as 'prices soften and purchases delayed'

Average time to sell a home in the capital has risen by almost a week, according to property website Zoopla

The Times of India

'You’d be speaking French if it wasn't for us': King Charles’ humorous retort to Trump — Watch

King Charles III delivered a sharp retort at the White House state dinner, telling Donald Trump that Americans “would be speaking French” without Britain. The exchange came as both leaders raised toasts in Washington, where Charles referenced Trump’s past comments about Europe’s dependence on the United States.

The Guardian - UK

No 10 dismisses Reeves’s reported plan for freeze on private rents

Downing Street says focus will remain on cutting bills, backing renters and lowering energy prices

AAP

Export tax push runs out of gas as budget hopes dashed

Furious lobbying for a 25 per cent tax on gas exports is failing to sway the federal government, which is ruling out the measure for the upcoming budget.

The Independent UK

More Americans fear for their economic situation today than in the 2008 Great Recession

More Americans are worried about finances now than in early days of pandemic

The Guardian - AU

Capital gains discounts were meant to usher in an Australia of ‘shareholders’ – not property speculators

Defenders of the Howard-era discount say ‘if you tax something more, you’ll get less of it’. But less investors in the housing market is a good thing

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