Economy, Business & Finance
Liberal Democrat Manifesto: Housing
The average house price in the UK was £216,000 in March 2017. Read
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Homes
Fact checks related to house prices, the number of new homes built, landlords and private renting
Economy, Business & Finance
What landlords are getting from the government
Individual landlords can get allowances for the cost of running properties. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Labour Manifesto: Young Homeowners
We've factchecked claims from Jeremy Corbyn's speech at the Labour party manifesto launch. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Labour's affordable housing record
The number of affordable homes fell by 420,000 under Labour. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
House building in England
Our overview of the supply and demand for homes in England. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
At least 120,000 children in Great Britain are homeless
Calculations by a housing charity for the number of under-18s and expecting mothers living in temporary accommodation stack up. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
House building: counting the government's record
We've looked at the Labour and Conservative records on house building, the impact of the financial crisis and how house building measures affect the picture. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Saving up for stamp duty
69% of potential first-time homebuyers who responded to an online poll said that raising the money for costs like stamp duty would be ‘difficult’ Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Does the UK have the highest rate of property tax in the world?
It’s true that the UK government takes a higher proportion of GDP and a higher proportion of tax revenue in property taxes than any other developed country. It's not clear how much that tells us. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Spending on Housing Benefit
We examine the exchange between the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition over the Housing Benefit bill. Read
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