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Daily MailSig. 6NewsHousingEconomyPolitics

Londoners are underpaying property taxes, says Labour's favourite think-tank

A Labour-aligned think tank, the Resolution Foundation, urges Andy Burnham to reform housing taxes so that Londoners pay their 'fair' share, claiming they underpay council tax by £3.1bn relative to home values while the rest of England covers the shortfall. The article foregrounds Conservative criticism warning the proposals amount to a 'war on aspiration' and a 'tax raid targeted at London.'

New York PostSig. 4NewsHousingForeignLaw

California homeowners demand US slaps crippling sanctions on Putin crony’s son trying to build massive skyscraper

California homeowners in Menlo Park are pressing for U.S. sanctions against Vitaly Yusufov, the son of a sanctioned former Russian energy minister, to block his planned 39-story development at the former Sunset Magazine site. The proposal includes apartments, a hotel, offices and a preschool, and it also faces local opposition and a state housing-law deadline dispute.

Right 3.0

New York PostSig. 6OpinionHousingPoliticsEconomy

Build outward, not upward, to solve California’s housing shortage

The editorial argues California should solve its housing shortage by building outward and promoting single-family suburban development rather than high-rise apartments near transit. It criticizes SB 79 and left-wing policymakers for favoring dense urban housing, and calls for more water, energy, roads, and transit capacity instead.

Right 4.7

New York PostSig. 7NewsHousingEconomyElections

Real estate group launches national campaign as California housing crisis worsens

A coalition of real estate firms, developers, and housing advocates launched a national 'Let America Build' campaign to push housing supply and affordability into the November elections. The campaign urges dismantling local regulatory barriers and cites a national housing gap exceeding 4 million homes. It builds on the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and industry claims that zoning and permitting add about $132,000 to a typical home build.

Right 3.0

New York PostSig. 5NewsPoliticsHousingOther

Hipster NYC neighborhoods to get gentrified transit makeover at cost of seniors: ‘Feels like Nazi Germany’

Elderly Brooklyn residents and local community board members criticize a Mamdani administration plan to redesign bus routes and create bike boulevards on Dean and Bergen streets, saying it prioritizes cyclists and gentrifiers over seniors and working-class residents. The article presents the plan as a gentrification-driven attack on vulnerable longtime residents, with City Hall offering only a brief defense.

Right 5.3

New York PostSig. 5NewsHousingPoliticsLaw

Millions of California homeowners to be hit with higher costs under new law

California Assembly Bill 2050 would require HOAs to maintain a 30-year reserve fund and transfer at least 15% of gross annual budgets into reserves beginning in 2032, potentially leading to higher HOA fees or special assessments. The article says millions of homeowners could be affected and notes opposition from the Consumer Federation of California, while supporters say it ensures maintenance costs are covered. Gov. Gavin Newsom has until Sept. 30 to sign or veto the bill.

Right 2.9

Daily MailSig. 7NewsEconomyHousingPolitics

Fresh Budget woe for Labour as Treasury watchdog 'poised to downgrade growth forecasts' because housing targets are going to be missed

The article reports that the Treasury watchdog may downgrade UK growth forecasts because Labour's target to build 1.5 million homes is unlikely to be met. It highlights warnings that slower construction could increase borrowing and mortgage rates, while the government insists progress is being made.

Right 3.5

Daily MailSig. 2AnalysisHousingLaw

We live in a new-build house by a 70mph carriageway - can we force the council to erect a tall fence to block out the noise?

A homeowner asks for advice after buying a new-build beside a 70mph carriageway, discovering no noise assessment was completed, and winning an Ombudsman complaint that led the council to promise a 4m acoustic fence, which it now says it cannot build and has offered a 2m fence instead. Legal experts advise requesting written explanations, commissioning an independent acoustic assessment, preserving documents, and considering judicial review within strict time limits.

Right 1.6

Daily MailSig. 7NewsEducationHousing

'I find it morally incomprehensible': Students describe their despair after campus accommodation crisis forces them to defer places, couch-surf, sleep in the library or even register with homeless charities. So are greedy universities to blame?

UK students faced a campus accommodation crisis that forced some to defer places, commute long distances, couch-surf, or seek help from homeless charities. The article blames universities for recruiting more students than they can house affordably while noting financial pressures from a drop in international students.

Right 2.8