The Autumn Budget is now less than 24 hours away — and what a wait it’s been. Rumours have been swirling since at least August about what the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, will unveil. August! Many of us were still reaching for our buckets and spades on the beach when the so-called kite-flying … Read more
The ‘forever home’ has long been a cherished dream for many. Somewhere to put down roots, get stuck into the local community, and perhaps raise a young family. Who hasn’t pored over properties in Country Life and earmarked the ones they’d like to one day call their forever home? Well, perhaps more people than you … Read more
It’s extraordinary how much impact the property market has on the news agenda in Britain. Suella Braverman, the beleaguered leader of the Conservative Party, has found it nigh-on impossible to get a positive headline for weeks, but she managed to do so on Wednesday by announcing that the Tories plan to abolish Stamp Duty on … Read more
The last month or two have produced a constant stream of speculation about what Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has up her sleeve for the upcoming Autumn Budget. Some of it is educated guesswork. Some is wild speculation designed to stir up trouble. And quite a lot of it is — or appears to be … Read more
What’s the collective noun for a group of men on a stag do in the Cotswolds? A brace of red trousers, or maybe a bevy of Barbours? Anyway, a bachelor of ruddy-faced stags was spotted this summer being transported from Michelin guide-pub to Michelin guide-pub hanging off the sides and back of a tractor. Only … Read more