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Most households in England today are ‘under-occupying’ their homes, according to the think tank the Resolution Foundation. And it says there doesn’t...

It’s all over bar the voting, so let’s cut to the chase. Labour will win on July 4, big time. Even a...

Interesting report this week in Estate Agent Today on an analysis by the Resolution Foundation thinktank which suggests that the UK’s...

The UK’s housing stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, new research suggests. Analysis by the Resolution Foundation...

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been criticised for figures she used when highlighting how much mortgage borrowers are set to see...

The hit to the economy from soaring mortgage rates will be equivalent to a 2p income tax hike, new analysis by...

Homeowners face paying an extra £3,000 for their mortgage next year, new research suggests. Analysis from the Resolution Foundation thintank suggests that...

A new report wants the government to consider slapping Capital Gains Tax on profits made from appreciating house values for all...

An unexpected claim was made over the weekend - that the long-running stamp duty holiday was not, after all, behind the...

Our long-awaited ‘Freedom Day’ approaches. From Monday all of the restrictions, introduced since the Covid-19 pandemic made an impact across the...

The Covid-19 crisis has been marked by so-called high-wealth households amassing savings and benefitting from rising house prices far more than...

The distribution of home ownership across different generations has been a cause of strife according to a think-tank. The Resolution Foundation’s latest...

A think tank claims that ‘urban flight’ - when people leave cities and head for towns and villages - is merely a...

There’s good news from the think-tank the Resolution Foundation, which says the threat of negative equity because of the Coronavirus crisis...

Many young people are stuck unable to purchase their first home even if house prices fall in the wake of the...

Some 10 per cent of Britons now own a second home, a buy to let or an overseas property according to...

Campaigning groups like Generation Rent and Shelter like to think they are simultaneously edgy and radical; likewise some think tanks believe...

Young people whose parents have property wealth are now almost three times as likely to be homeowners by the age of...

100 years ago, 90% of the UK population rented a home. Today, that figure has flipped, and over two thirds are...

Nicky Morgan, a former Cabinet minister and now chair of the highly respected Commons' Treasury Select Committee, is the most senior...

A think tank says the penalties now levied against second home owners - such as the stamp duty surcharge and phasing...

Home ownership has halved for young families across some parts of the UK according to a charity.  The Resolution Foundation says its...

House price falls triggered by weaker economic growth and a drop in economic confidence following the EU referendum may not actually...