Newspage Raws
Questions we’ve put to Newspage’s experts, with their answers. Search by keyword or topic and by date, newest or most answered first.
41 Raws in land management
· 7 expert responses
Buy-to-let lending jumps 25%
The value of buy-to-let (BTL) loans advanced to landlords rose by 25% in the second quarter of 2026 compared with a year earlier, reaching £10.7 billion. UK Finance recorded 58,051 new loans during the period, an…
- property
- mortgages
- land management
- remortgages
- first-time buyer mortgages
- mortgage protection insurance
- moving home mortgages
- House prices
- self-employed mortgages
- Housing market
- residential property
- bad credit mortgages
- commercial mortgages
- contractor mortgages
- commercial property
- expat mortgages
- foreign national mortgages
- development finance
- new build mortgages
- shared ownership mortgages
- limited company director mortgages
- landlord mortgages
- portfolio landlord mortgages
- let-to-buy mortgages
- interest-only mortgages
- second charge mortgages
- large loan mortgages
- HMO mortgages
- mortgages for nurses and NHS staff
- self-build mortgages
- mortgages for doctors and medical professionals
- mortgages for retirees
- landlords
- limited company buy-to-let mortgages
- high net worth mortgages
- holiday let mortgages
- debt consolidation mortgages
- guarantor mortgages
- joint borrower sole proprietor mortgages
- product transfers
- Right to Buy mortgages
- mortgages for teachers
- lifetime mortgages
- rental market
- armed forces mortgages
- offset mortgages
- scrapstampduty
- auction property mortgages
- key worker mortgages
- CCJ mortgages
- later life lending
- property management
- family-backed mortgages
- non-standard construction mortgages
- second home mortgages
- holiday lets
- retirement interest-only mortgages
- whole-of-market mortgage advice
- green mortgages
- 5% deposit mortgages
- first-time landlord mortgages
- home improvement remortgages
- mortgages with defaults
- mortgage in principle
- property porn
- 100% and no-deposit mortgages
- professional sports people mortgages
- semi-commercial mortgages
- zero-hours and agency worker mortgages
- fixed-rate mortgages
- mortgages after an IVA
- mortgages after bankruptcy
- variable-rate and SVR mortgages
- mortgage calculators
- planning
- porting a mortgage
- tracker mortgages
- debt management plan mortgages
- divorce and separation mortgages
- graduate and newly qualified professional mortgages
- over 50s mortgages
- rip-off landlords
- commercial office space
- mortgages with missed payments
- office working
- surveying
- listed building mortgages
- low credit score mortgages
- over 60s mortgages
- renovation mortgages
- buy-to-let
- consumer buy-to-let mortgages
- fee-free mortgage brokers
- Japanese knotweed mortgages
- land mortgages
- maternity leave mortgages
- mortgages on benefits income
- ex-local authority property mortgages
- flat above a shop mortgages
- mortgage arrears
- office leasing
- office space
- leasehold and short lease mortgages
- long-term fixed-rate mortgages
- office rentals
- single applicant mortgages
- Bank of England base rate and mortgages
- cladding and EWS1 mortgages
- early repayment charges
- high loan-to-income mortgages
- low income mortgages
- mortgage affordability
- mortgage application process
- mortgage broker fees
- mortgage fraud and scams
- mortgage overpayments
- mortgage rates
- over 70s mortgages
- Property118
- repayment mortgages
- spray foam insulation mortgages
- student mortgages
· 4 expert responses
Atom Bank launches new Natural Capital product – what do you think?
Atom Bank has launched a new Natural Capital product, giving borrowers access to specialist funding to buy or refinance land for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) habitat creation. The lender said most developers in England…
- property
- mortgages
- land management
- House prices
- Housing market
- residential property
- commercial property
- expat mortgages
- foreign national mortgages
- development finance
- landlords
- rental market
- scrapstampduty
- property management
- holiday lets
- property porn
- planning
- rip-off landlords
- commercial office space
- office working
- surveying
- office leasing
- office space
- office rentals
- Property118
· 5 expert responses
Source: Kate Allen, Finest Stays
Mansion Tax Loophole? Could £2m+ Holiday Lets Escape the New Surcharge?
The Government’s proposed High Value Council Tax Surcharge (dubbed the Mansion Tax) will apply from April 2028 to owners of residential properties in England valued at £2 million or more. However, the current…
- business
- financial services
- mortgages
- entrepreneurship
- management
- insurance
- tax
- travel
- home
- hospitality
- money
- independent business
- crypto
- tourism
- bad business practice
- human resources
- innovation
- artisan
- corporate guff
- local authorities
- headhunting
- land management
- Networks
- bridging finance
- Financial Advice
- investments
- property finance
- financial planning
- equity release
- pensions
- Macroeconomics
- small business
- expat mortgages
- wealth management
- foreign national mortgages
- life insurance
- Business finance
- wealth manager
- equities
- economics
- forex
- Critical Illness Cover
- IFA
- impact investing
- personal tax
- SME finance
- financial health
- tax tips
- inheritance tax
- accountancy
- business tips
- savings
- accounting
- money saving tips
- Bitcoin
- money coach
- money tips
- bonds
- Fintech
- gold
- corporation tax
- wills
- Meme coins
- start-up
- commercial finance
- money hacks
- tax avoidance
- financial scams
- business bullshit
- corporate governance
- IHT
- Business insurance
- business wellbeing
- debt
- FCA
- NMI
- pensioners
- business rates
- mortgage network
- purpose-led business
- silver
- Ethical Investing
- financial crime
- NewspageMPC
- probate
- tax evasion
- trading
- Consumer Duty
- debt issues
- Anti-money laundering
- community interest company
- metals
- social enterprise
- Bad Banking
- corporate events
- council fails
- derivatives
- Estate Planning
- Fractional service provider
- Risk management
- CFDs
- ESG
- Fair Work Agency
- HMRC
- invoice finance
- airport queues
- cool homes
- Grants
- Options
- quirky homes
- risk
- supply chains
- Trusts
- counterfeit
- crowdfunding
- logistics
- Personal Independence Payments
- Power of Attorney
- remote homes
- welfare
- AML
- bad driving
- bad parking
- beauty spots
- benefits
- council workers
- Cruises
- Fractional CFO
- Fractional CMO
- Fractional consulting
- hotels
- management consulting
- nightmare flights
- pawnbroker
- Spreadbetting
- universal credit
- catering
- events gone wrong
- nightmare holidays
- road rage
- furniture
- hotel nightmares
- payin30days
- pot holes
- terrifying landings
· 10 expert responses
Are landlords increasingly turning to semi-commercial?
Keen to know from brokers and estate agents whether more landlords are turning to semi-commercial property as the traditional residential buy-to-let sector faces multiple headwinds, not least from the Renters' Rights…
- politics
- financial services
- property
- mortgages
- land management
- House prices
- Housing market
- residential property
- property finance
- commercial property
- expat mortgages
- foreign national mortgages
- landlords
- rental market
- scrapstampduty
- property management
- holiday lets
- property porn
- UK politics
- planning
- Geopolitics
- rip-off landlords
- commercial office space
- office working
- surveying
- International politics
- Labour Party
- office leasing
- office space
- Conservative Party
- European politics
- office rentals
- politicians
- confrontations
- Liberal Democrats
- Marxism
- politicians spotted
· 5 expert responses
Property transaction horror stories - 2026
For a national newspaper. We're looking for stories where people (anonymised clients fine) have had a nightmare when buying or selling a home in 2026. What caused the delays or issues and how long did the transaction…
- property
- mortgages
- land management
- House prices
- Housing market
- residential property
- commercial property
- expat mortgages
- foreign national mortgages
- landlords
- landlords
- rental market
- rental market
- scrapstampduty
- property management
- holiday lets
- property porn
- planning
- rip-off landlords
- commercial office space
- office working
- surveying
- office leasing
- office space
- office rentals
· 4 expert responses
Rents rise 5% on average in more affordable areas – double the national average
EMBARGOED UNTIL 00.01 Thursday June 11th, please do not share on socials until tomorrow. Rents are rising 5% on average in more affordable areas where rents are below £750pcm - over twice the national average of 2.1%,…
· 10 expert responses
Telegraph request: Do you think the Government's Renters’ Rights Act is a major part of why house prices have fallen?
Telegraph request: Nationwide says house prices were down 0.6% month on month in May. Its House Price Index showed UK annual house price growth slowed to 1.7% in May, from 3% in April – while house prices were down 0.6%…
- property
- mortgages
- land management
- House prices
- Housing market
- residential property
- commercial property
- expat mortgages
- foreign national mortgages
- landlords
- rental market
- rental market
- property management
- holiday lets
- property porn
- planning
- rip-off landlords
- commercial office space
- office working
- surveying
- office leasing
- office space
- office rentals
· 6 expert responses
Nationwide say house prices were down 0.6% in May
Nationwide has said UK annual house price growth slowed to 1.7% in May, from 3.0% in April, its House Price Index shows. House prices were down 0.6% month on month, the first monthly decline so far this year. Commenting…
- property
- mortgages
- land management
- House prices
- Housing market
- residential property
- commercial property
- expat mortgages
- foreign national mortgages
- landlords
- rental market
- property management
- holiday lets
- property porn
- planning
- rip-off landlords
- commercial office space
- office working
- surveying
- office leasing
- office space
- office rentals
· 4 expert responses
Source: Colette Mason, Clever Clogs AI
Reduced Friction: OpenAI's Answer To Global Data Centre Revolt Is A Job Ad
OpenAI is hiring a Community Engagement Lead whose job description lists "reduced friction" as a key success metric just five days after another 500 people marched through Vancouver on Saturday. The job listing is for…
- politics
- business
- HR
- management
- technology
- environment
- independent business
- bad business practice
- human resources
- human resources
- innovation
- artisan
- corporate guff
- society
- headhunting
- headhunting
- nature
- land management
- science
- AI
- AI
- Business finance
- SME finance
- cyber security
- machine learning
- OpenAI
- workplace culture
- Banking technology
- ChatGPT
- corporate governance
- business wellbeing
- digital privacy
- software
- UK politics
- employee rights
- purpose-led business
- employment law
- hacking
- online privacy
- workplace stress
- community interest company
- employer rights
- Geopolitics
- social enterprise
- Big Data
- broken society
- culture
- Fractional service provider
- IT support
- climate change
- ESG
- Fair Work Agency
- IT
- Parental leave
- decarbonisation
- International politics
- Managed IT services
- Apple
- Labour Party
- Microsoft
- oceans
- open source
- Paternity leave
- physics
- social norms
- astrophysics
- biology
- Conservative Party
- European politics
- Maternity leave
- mobile phones
- politicians
- recycling
- scientific research
- chemistry
- confrontations
- culture wars
- extreme weather
- hardware
- Liberal Democrats
- Marxism
- politicians spotted
- sewage
- upcycling
- earthquakes
· 3 expert responses
Source: Colette Mason, Clever Clogs AI
One AI data centre will produce 23 atomic bombs worth of heat a day, physics professor claims
AN ENORMOUS new AI data centre that has been approved would dump the heat equivalent to 23 atomic bombs per day into the environment, a physics professor has claimed. The Stratos Project would be three times the size of…
- business
- management
- environment
- independent business
- bad business practice
- human resources
- innovation
- innovation
- artisan
- consumer rights
- corporate guff
- Communities
- local authorities
- industries
- society
- headhunting
- nature
- land management
- weather
- science
- AI
- Business finance
- SME finance
- corporate governance
- business wellbeing
- bank issues
- business rates
- purpose-led business
- construction
- manufacturing
- property damage
- community interest company
- social enterprise
- broken society
- consumer scams
- council fails
- culture
- Fractional service provider
- climate change
- engineering
- ESG
- Fair Work Agency
- hacked
- services
- decarbonisation
- fraud
- telecoms
- oceans
- physics
- rip-offs
- social norms
- astrophysics
- biology
- council workers
- fallen trees
- holiday nightmares
- mobile
- recycling
- rough seas
- scientific research
- sunrises
- sunsets
- chemistry
- culture wars
- extreme weather
- floods
- life sciences
- pharmaceuticals
- sewage
- upcycling
- WDN
- earthquakes
- pot holes
- semiconductors
· 3 expert responses
Source: Colette Mason, Clever Clogs AI
UK Government Earmarks £50m to Adopt AI Farming Tech Advances
Defra and Innovate UK confirmed this week that up to 12 agri-tech projects will receive backing through the Farming Innovation Programme, covering robotics, AI and biological alternatives to chemical pesticides. The…
- politics
- business
- HR
- management
- management
- technology
- independent business
- bad business practice
- human resources
- human resources
- innovation
- innovation
- artisan
- corporate guff
- agriculture
- headhunting
- land management
- land management
- farming
- farming
- cattle farming
- cattle farming
- sheep farming
- sheep farming
- AI
- AI
- Business finance
- SME finance
- cyber security
- machine learning
- OpenAI
- workplace culture
- Banking technology
- ChatGPT
- corporate governance
- business wellbeing
- digital privacy
- software
- UK politics
- employee rights
- purpose-led business
- employment law
- hacking
- online privacy
- workplace stress
- community interest company
- employer rights
- Geopolitics
- social enterprise
- agritech
- Big Data
- Fractional service provider
- IT support
- ESG
- Fair Work Agency
- IT
- Parental leave
- International politics
- Managed IT services
- aeroponics
- Apple
- Labour Party
- Microsoft
- open source
- Paternity leave
- Conservative Party
- European politics
- Maternity leave
- mobile phones
- politicians
- verticulture
- confrontations
- hardware
- Liberal Democrats
- Marxism
- politicians spotted
· 4 expert responses
Making Tax Digital "will be the tipping point" for many landlords: "It will be passed on to tenants in rising rents"
MAKING Tax Digital "will be the tipping point" for many landlords with experts warning "it will be passed on to tenants in rising rents". A quiet tax reform is about to redraw Britain’s rental map. Making Tax Digital…
- property
- mortgages
- land management
- House prices
- Housing market
- residential property
- commercial property
- expat mortgages
- foreign national mortgages
- landlords
- landlords
- rental market
- rental market
- property management
- holiday lets
- property porn
- planning
- rip-off landlords
- commercial office space
- office working
- surveying
- office leasing
- office space
- office rentals
· 4 expert responses
Tax raid on family firms: farmers first – now everyone’s next
Farmers have grabbed the headlines – but they are only the first domino. From April 2026, the quiet rewriting of inheritance tax rules has begun to ripple across the entire family business economy. The cap on…
- business
- financial services
- mortgages
- management
- insurance
- tax
- independent business
- crypto
- bad business practice
- human resources
- innovation
- artisan
- corporate guff
- agriculture
- headhunting
- land management
- farming
- farming
- cattle farming
- Networks
- sheep farming
- bridging finance
- Financial Advice
- investments
- property finance
- financial planning
- equity release
- pensions
- Macroeconomics
- small business
- wealth management
- life insurance
- Business finance
- wealth manager
- equities
- economics
- forex
- Critical Illness Cover
- IFA
- impact investing
- personal tax
- SME finance
- tax tips
- inheritance tax
- inheritance tax
- accountancy
- savings
- accounting
- Bitcoin
- money coach
- bonds
- Fintech
- gold
- corporation tax
- wills
- Meme coins
- tax avoidance
- financial scams
- corporate governance
- IHT
- Business insurance
- business wellbeing
- FCA
- pensioners
- purpose-led business
- silver
- financial crime
- probate
- tax evasion
- trading
- Consumer Duty
- Anti-money laundering
- community interest company
- metals
- social enterprise
- agritech
- Bad Banking
- derivatives
- Fractional service provider
- Risk management
- CFDs
- ESG
- Fair Work Agency
- HMRC
- Grants
- Options
- risk
- aeroponics
- Personal Independence Payments
- welfare
- AML
- benefits
- pawnbroker
- Spreadbetting
- universal credit
- verticulture
· 4 expert responses
Reform pledges to abolish Renters’ Rights Act: "It risks creating a more insecure rental market without making rents cheaper"
REFORM UK says it will abolish the Renters' Rights Bill introduced by Labour if it wins the next election with one property expert saying it would lead to “instability” while another warned it “risks creating a more…
· 3 expert responses
The Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill – can property experts point out some negatives
Here is the Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill, click here . Ground rent cap at £250 is being lauded as a positive. But can property experts sift through to find some negatives or things you think are…
- financial services
- property
- mortgages
- mortgages
- insurance
- money
- crypto
- land management
- bridging finance
- House prices
- Housing market
- residential property
- Financial Advice
- investments
- property finance
- financial planning
- equity release
- pensions
- Macroeconomics
- commercial property
- expat mortgages
- wealth management
- foreign national mortgages
- life insurance
- wealth manager
- equities
- economics
- forex
- landlords
- Critical Illness Cover
- IFA
- impact investing
- financial health
- savings
- rental market
- money saving tips
- Bitcoin
- money coach
- money tips
- bonds
- Fintech
- gold
- property management
- wills
- holiday lets
- Meme coins
- money hacks
- financial scams
- property porn
- debt
- FCA
- pensioners
- silver
- financial crime
- probate
- trading
- Consumer Duty
- debt issues
- planning
- Anti-money laundering
- metals
- rip-off landlords
- Bad Banking
- derivatives
- Risk management
- CFDs
- HMRC
- Grants
- Options
- risk
- Personal Independence Payments
- welfare
- AML
- benefits
- pawnbroker
- Spreadbetting
- universal credit
· 4 expert responses
HSBC reducing mortgage rates on Monday: "The first lender to show their hand in the New Year"
HSBC has announced that it is reducing its mortgage rates next week as brokers hailed the "statement of intent" of "the first lender to show their hand in the New Year". With effect from Monday 5th January, HSBC is…
· 5 expert responses
Nationwide HPI: House prices fell unexpectedly in December – "It's likely house prices will continue to stall in 2026"
HOUSE prices fell unexpectedly in December as experts warned "it's likely property prices will continue to stall in 2026". UK house price growth slowed to 0.6% in December, from 1.8% in November, with prices actually…
· 3 expert responses
Number of planning applications is down despite Labour's enormous 1.5m housing target: "Nothing but hot air"
THE amount of planning applications and planning permissions granted are down this year despite Labour's enormous home-building target of 1.5million by the end of this Parliament. Between July to September 2025,…
· 5 expert responses
Business owners respond to survey that says majority of UK public are satisfied with BBC News: "The BBC's crown is visibly dented"
BUSINESS owners have responded to a new survey that says the majority of the UK public are satisfied with BBC News as they say "the BBC's crown is visibly dented". The Culture Secretary has launched a once-in-a-decade…
- business
- financial services
- property
- HR
- mortgages
- mortgages
- management
- insurance
- independent business
- independent business
- crypto
- bad business practice
- human resources
- human resources
- education
- innovation
- artisan
- corporate guff
- community
- agriculture
- Academia
- headhunting
- land management
- farming
- cattle farming
- sheep farming
- bridging finance
- House prices
- Housing market
- residential property
- Financial Advice
- Financial Advice
- investments
- investments
- property finance
- financial planning
- financial planning
- equity release
- pensions
- Macroeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- small business
- commercial property
- expat mortgages
- wealth management
- foreign national mortgages
- life insurance
- Business finance
- wealth manager
- equities
- economics
- forex
- forex
- landlords
- Critical Illness Cover
- IFA
- impact investing
- impact investing
- SME finance
- financial health
- savings
- rental market
- Bitcoin
- money coach
- bonds
- Fintech
- gold
- property management
- wills
- holiday lets
- holiday lets
- Meme coins
- workplace culture
- financial scams
- bad business
- corporate governance
- property porn
- business wellbeing
- FCA
- pensioners
- employee rights
- purpose-led business
- silver
- employment law
- financial crime
- probate
- trading
- Consumer Duty
- planning
- workplace stress
- Anti-money laundering
- community interest company
- employer rights
- metals
- rip-off landlords
- social enterprise
- Bad Banking
- bad schools
- derivatives
- Risk management
- CFDs
- ESG
- HMRC
- Grants
- Options
- risk
- teaching
- bad teaching
- councils
- local heroes
- Personal Independence Payments
- welfare
- AML
- benefits
- events
- pawnbroker
- pub closures
- Spreadbetting
- universal credit
- locakl authorities
· 3 expert responses
Source: Colette Mason, Clever Clogs AI
AI's Infrastructure Gold Rush Is Gutting the Infrastructure We Actually Need
Private spending on data centre construction in the US reached an annualised rate of more than $41 billion in 2025, according to Census Bureau data reported by Bloomberg . This figure roughly equals total state and…
- business
- management
- management
- technology
- environment
- independent business
- bad business practice
- human resources
- innovation
- artisan
- corporate guff
- industries
- headhunting
- land management
- AI
- AI
- Business finance
- SME finance
- cyber security
- machine learning
- OpenAI
- Banking technology
- ChatGPT
- corporate governance
- business wellbeing
- digital privacy
- software
- purpose-led business
- construction
- construction
- hacking
- manufacturing
- online privacy
- community interest company
- social enterprise
- Big Data
- climate change
- engineering
- ESG
- IT
- services
- decarbonisation
- telecoms
- Apple
- Microsoft
- open source
- mobile
- mobile phones
- recycling
- hardware
- life sciences
- pharmaceuticals
- sewage
- upcycling
- semiconductors