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MPs disclose contents of expenses letters

14.10.09
These are the MPs who have so far disclosed all or part of the content of letters received from Sir Thomas Legg, as a result of his inquiry into additional cost allowances claimed between 2004-5 and 2008-9... more

Four reasons ambitious three left British Land in the lurch

09.10.09
Chris Grigg is in deep trouble. The 49-year-old former banker, who joined British Land as chief executive in January, has lost three members of the eight-strong team which runs the UK’s second-biggest property company day-to-day. It gets worse. The three defectors run the entire retail side of business, which accounts for 56% of the £8.6 billion portfolio. ... more

Lib-Dem supertax on £1million London homes

21.09.09
Latest: Queen and tens of thousands of Londoners would be hit by a planned Liberal Democrat tax on homes worth more than £1million... more

NHS access to IVF getting worse, study finds

06.08.09
Access to IVF on the NHS is getting worse, according to a report whcih shows that eight out of 10 primary care trusts are failing to follow guidelines allowing women three free cycles... more

‘Plot to rid council estates of poor’

09.07.09
David Cameron's favourite Tory town hall is being accused of planning a "social cleansing" programme of demolishing council estates... more

MPs attack £1.5bn local homes plan

30.06.09
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Tories ditch second jobs in attempt to outflank voter fury

22.06.09
Tory policy chief Oliver Letwin leads a rush of shadow Cabinet ministers giving up lucrative second jobs... more

Just one home rescued by £285m mortgage aid scheme

01.05.09
A £285 million government scheme to protect homeowners facing repossession has helped just one family so far, it emerged... more

HIP rules 'will hit housing recovery'

03.04.09
Ministers were accused of hampering the ailing housing market's recovery with tougher rules on home information packs, which come into effect on Monday... more

Housing chief has £60,000 interest-free home loan

04.03.09
Whitehall's top mandarin for housing is receiving an interest-free home loan funded by the taxpayer, the Evening Standard can reveal... more

Housing targets for South-East 'will create ghettos'

02.01.09
Plans to mix social housing with private homes across the South-East are doomed, the Government was warned... more

Middle-class fear they won't be able to pay the mortgage

30.12.08
Two out of five middle-class professionals fear they will struggle to pay their mortgage next year, a poll reveals... more

Fund helps only 1,300 first-time buyers in the capital

17.12.08
Thousands of first-time buyers are to miss out on a government scheme aimed at helping people onto the housing ladder... more

Tesco backs plan to make its staff green

29.09.08
Tesco has backed a radical Tory plan to persuade companies to insulate their staff's homes and slash their energy bills... more

£600m? Stamp duty move will not cost anything like that, say tax experts

03.09.08
The Government's £600 million stamp duty holiday looks set to be hundreds of millions of pounds less generous than Downing Street claims... more

PM's homes measures 'will hit 2012 legacy'

03.09.08
Gordon Brown is paying for his housing rescue package by cutting London's regeneration budget by nearly £60million... more

Official: housing crash on the way

13.05.08
Minister's blunder reveals secret paper predicting 10% fall in house prices this year ... more

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