Prudence Ivey

Editor, Homes & Property

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Prudence Ivey is the editor of the multi award-winning Homes & Property

Property News

Planning reform will take housebuilding to a '40-year high'

The Chancellor neglected any quick fixes for the UK’s broken housing market instead relying on planning reform to boost housebuilding over the next five years

26 Mar 2025
Property News

Every one of us needs a housing minister with a plan — to keep the job

If recent events have shown us anything, it’s that hardly any of our housing is completely secure. Here’s hoping Michael Gove’s re-appointment as Levelling Up Secretary lasts

26 Oct 2022
Property News

‘Developers aren’t always the good guys but we need them to build’

The inconvenient truth is that we need new homes — and too few others are stepping up to the plate

7 Oct 2022
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Property News

‘Kwarteng’s tax cuts aren’t good for London if Londoners lose out’

If Londoners - the people who constitute London - end up worse off and priced out, we can’t describe these policies as ‘good’ for the city

4 Oct 2022
Property News

Labour promises to get 1.5m more households on the property ladder

Labour’s plans would see home ownership return to levels last seen in 2003.
28 Sept 2022
Budget
Property News

Stamp duty cut: Kwasi Kwarteng cuts the property tax

The new, permanent cuts to stamp duty are effective from today

23 Sept 2022
Buying & Mortgages

What does the stamp duty cut mean for house prices?

Rather than reducing overall buying costs there are concerns the stamp duty cut will push up house prices

23 Sept 2022
Property News

Cutting stamp duty could push up house prices and mortgage bills

Reports claim the Government is planning to reduce the property tax as part of efforts to boost economic growth

22 Sept 2022
Property Stock
Property News

Comment: is the government really going to ignore first-time buyers?

The economic plans set out by the new government offer a boost to the richest homeowners while ignoring first-time buyers and renters

21 Sept 2022
Property News

‘It’s no surprise people aren’t rushing back into expensive commutes’

Commuting costs may well start to be weighed against the cost of staying at home as energy bills rise

14 Sept 2022
Interiors

Three London hotels to book for the design inspiration alone

In a city packed with world-class design at every turn, the most stylish London hotels never fail to deliver on the interiors front. Here are three we’re raving about this week.

26 Aug 2022
Interiors

Paris’ concept-defining design hotel still ticks all the right boxes

An affordable stay in pricey Paris in a neighbourhood where you can live like a local

25 Aug 2022
Property News

‘I don’t care how much you paid for your home, my pub was here first’

Hospitality is struggling after Covid, the last thing they need now is a burst of Nimbyism

24 Aug 2022
Housing Stock
Renting

Comment: Rent rises and bidding wars give slim hope to London renters

Renters face misery whether looking for a new home or renewing a tenancy in the current frenzied market

17 Aug 2022
Buying & Mortgages

Interest rate rise pushes first-time buyer mortgages above £1,000pcm

Bank of England base rate increase of 0.5 per cent means first-time buyers and existing homeowners face steep rise in mortgage repayments

4 Aug 2022
Housing Stock
Buying & Mortgages

‘Letting renters borrow more isn’t homebuyer lifeline Truss thinks’

Spending half your income on housing is unaffordable whether you rent or own

3 Aug 2022
Where to live

‘My characterful north-west London area hasn’t changed since the 90s’

Alice Wawrik of sustainable homeware brand By Alice reveals what’s to love about her north-west London neighbourhood.

29 Jul 2022
Property News

Comment: must ‘sports-led regeneration’ lead to soaring house prices?

Almost 40 per cent of the new homes in the Olympic Park are ‘affordable’ but second hand house prices have doubled in a decade. Does it always have to be this way?

29 Jul 2022
Interiors

Where to buy original art for less — and how to hang it perfectly

London’s best galleries, websites and auction houses for buying affordable original art for your home

22 Jul 2022