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Voices: ‘Stamp duty makes downsizing impossible’: Readers split on how to tackle the UK’s housing divide

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: Readers are torn on whether older homeowners should be encouraged to downsize, with some citing unfair costs and lack of options, while others stress the need to free up homes for younger generations

The Independent UK

UK mortgage lending at four-year high amid rush to avoid stamp duty rise

Figures show a 290% rise in mortgage borrowing, but approvals for new home purchases fell for the third month

The Guardian - UK

Persimmon ‘mindful’ of trade war impact but says home sales on track

The housebuilder is forecasting a sharp jump in home sales this year, but said economic uncertainty could hit mortgages and spending eventually.

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Home buyer mortgage approvals fell ahead of stamp duty deadline

Stamp duty discounts became less generous for some home buyers from April 1.

The Independent UK

As Australia votes, a housing affordability crisis is top of voters’ minds

Australia’s sky-high property prices are a top issue in an election race dominated by cost-of-living concerns.

Al Jazeera

Florida lawmakers approve changes to condo safety law passed after Surfside collapse

Florida lawmakers have given final approval to a bill aimed at reforming a condominium safety law passed in 2022 in the wake of a deadly building collapse in Surfside

The Independent UK

Staggering cost of meeting London's housing target revealed in new research

Analysis comes as London Assembly housing chief warns an entire generation ‘will never get on to the housing ladder independently’

Evening Standard

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15 Estate Planning Terms You Need to Know

Sometimes industry jargon can turn otherwise understandable concepts into stumbling blocks. Here are simplified explanations, definitions and uses for some estate planning tools.

Kiplinger

No relief: the Australian battleground electorates where rental pain is worst

Key seats in western Sydney, outer Melbourne and Perth face the worst rent affordability and biggest price hikes, data reveals

The Guardian - AU

The Guardian view on Australia’s federal election: progressives must vote strategically

Anthony Albanese has delivered steady, gradual reform – but a minority government might force Labor to push through bolder solutions

The Guardian - AU

Sharp rise in children living in B&Bs for longer than six months

Separately, the number of people classed as living on the streets in London has increased by 38% year-on-year.

Evening Standard

How Does the 10-Year Treasury Yield Affect Mortgage Rates?

Where the 10-year Treasury yield moves, mortgage rates follow. Learn why they are connected and how they impact homebuyers.

Kiplinger

How UK house sales doubled year-on-year as buyers scrambled to move

A staggering 177,370 sales were completed, marking a 104 per cent increase compared to March 2024

The Independent UK

UK house prices fall but market ‘likely to pick up’ during summer

Average property value drops to £270,752 in April because of stamp duty changes, Nationwide says

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The Independent UK

Four ways to invest in property without becoming a landlord

Signing to get the keys doesn’t have to be the only way your money can be involved in property

The Guardian - AU

‘Brutal rental market’ sees spike in number of Victorian tenants evicted because they can’t make payments

Affordability at its lowest point in more than decade, with almost 60% of the state’s households receiving a rent increase over 12 months

The Guardian - AU

Rate cut likely as underlying inflation falls within RBA target range

Headline inflation – which includes the impact of government cost-of-living policies such as rebates – held steady at 2.4% in the year to March

The Guardian - AU

Dutton makes 15th petrol station stop as PM fronts National Press Club – as it happened

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Washington lawmakers pass rent-control bill, approve unemployment for striking workers

In the final days of the Washington legislative session, lawmakers hashed out agreements to approve a bill that sets limits on rent increases and a measure that gives striking workers unemployment payments

The Independent UK

Mortgage rates estimates: How much will my repayments go up or down in 2025?

Interest rates remain in flux in the UK but are likely to change this year - here’s how it might affect your pocket

The National (Scotland)

Tenants could withhold rent over ignored repairs under new Holyrood proposal

A BID to let tenants withhold rent from landlords if they fail to carry out repairs has been lodged at Holyrood ...

International Business Times UK

Who Is Cardinal Angelo Becciu? Why Did Pope Francis Ban Him From Attending Vatican Conclave?

Becciu who once a leading papal conteder is the first cardinal in modern history to be tried and convicted by the Vatican's criminal court.

The Guardian - UK

More than 200,000 children in short-term housing in England by 2029, analysis shows

Exclusive: Cost to taxpayer expected to jump to £3.9bn with number of children in temporary accommodation to rise 26%, says Shelter

The Independent UK

When kids are evicted, they often lose both home and school

Schoolchildren threatened with eviction are more likely to end up in another district or transfer to another school

The Independent UK

Hong Kong's business, political elite turn out for funeral of property Lee Shau-kee

Hong Kong political and business leaders paid tribute to the city’s late billionaire property tycoon Lee Shau-kee, who led one of the biggest real estate empires in the former British territory

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