Buying solo? London’s cheapest areas for single homebuyers revealed

Ah, Valentine’s Day: couple’s offers, set menus and two-for-one presents. For London’s singles, it’s one other reminder that singledom is costlier. On one earnings, payments, lease, groceries — and houses all value extra.New knowledge from Zoopla exhibits that, throughout all London boroughs, the typical month-to-month mortgage cost on a one...

Stamp duty tax: here’s what homebuyers must pay from April

The Autumn Finances, delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves on 30 October 2024, revealed that the stamp obligation surcharge on second properties and buy-to-let properties could be growing to 5 per cent from the following day. Labour had been urged to think about freezing stamp obligation tax at present discounted charges...