Capital gains tax raises billions for the Government every year. Investors and people selling their properties could be in for some hefty tax bills, particularly with the capital gains tax changes coming into play. Capital gains tax, in the simplest sense, is the tax paid on profits from disposing of assets. As of 6th April 2023, the amount of profit you can make from your property sale before incurring a capital gains tax bill reduced from £12,300 to £6,000. It then halves again to £3,000 from the following tax year.

Here’s all you need to know about capital gains tax…

There are few things in life that you can trust more to enrich your family than the property they live in. While this is true in terms of the memories it creates and the special moments it hosts, it's also true in terms of cold, hard material gain.

Since 2000, the average Hendon home has increased in price by 216.1 per cent. The best performing property type has been terraced properties which have increased by 253.5 per cent, equivalent to £27,200 per year. The reason this particular type of home has outperformed the rest is down to a number of factors, but in essence it’s simply down to this being the home of choice for Hendon residents.

OnTheMarket bring you their top tips on how to ease the pain of buying this week, looking at how to buy right the right house, at the right time.

OnTheMarket bring you their top tips on how to ease the pain of buying, looking at how to buy right the right house, at the right time.

Spanning 66 miles, the River Derwent is Derbyshire’s longest and deepest river and the life force of the county, such is its importance to the human history of the region, a 15-mile stretch has been deemed by UNESCO to be a World Heritage Site. We pick a selection of walks fromour archive that take in a section of the Derwent.

When we decorate our properties, it is often driven by personal preferences in order to make a space fit into our own idea of what is stylish.