The Chancellor wants to tax landlords via National Insurance on rental income in a move that could raise over £2bn for the Government, it is reported.
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The surprising Australian capital city leading price growth over past decade revealed
Adelaide homeowners once had to hold onto a property for decades before they reaped the rewards of any meaningful growth.
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Sea-change towns where property values are falling fastest now
Home values have fallen over the past three months in a handful of sea-change and tree-change towns, as regional property market growth overall slips behind the pace of capital cities.
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Revealed: Massive savings if you build a house
It’s more affordable to buy a house and land package in Brisbane’s major growth areas, over an existing home in the river city, new research reveals.
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Inflation climbs to 2.8% as rate cut hopes fade
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.8% in the year to July 2025, up from 1.9% in June – the highest rate since July 2024.
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Housing crisis in the Western Balkans: ‘I spend more than half my salary on bills and rent’
For the past seven years, Dejana Stosic, 26, has been renting in Belgrade, the Serbian capital. Originally from a small town in the south of the country, Stostic recently found a job with a higher salary at a private company. But the cost of living remains high, and she has no plans to leave her current house-share.
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98% of inspected Berlin rental contracts charge illegally high rent
Berlin’s Rent Price Review Office has announced that in 93 of the 95 rental contracts it reviewed in the second quarter of 2025, landlords were charging tenants illegally high rent.
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WA regions lead the nation for property price growth: report
Albany and Geraldton saw the strongest annual increases in house price growth in Australia’s regions, according to a new report which also lays bare the challenges facing regional renters.
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Former Brinkworth bank with original vault back on the market
A former Brinkworth bank has prompted just as much curiosity from the families of past tellers as it has from serious buyers.
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Torrential run-off from new builds swallowing a family’s legacy
For many Australians, a home by the water represents the quintessential dream.
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