‘I don’t wish to be cold-hearted’: My elderly relative can no longer care for himself. Am I wrong to leave his care to the state?

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Recognise Bank has provided a £2.95 million bridging loan to refinance an office-to-residential conversion in Shrewsbury, allowing the developer to repay existing development finance and complete the final stages of the project. The loan, arranged by Raj Vilkhou of Express Financial Services, is secured against a newly converted six-bedroom residential property with a separate one-bedroom…

12:01 AM, 17th July 2026, 50 seconds ago England’s councils are collecting only a fraction of fines issued for landlord offences, even as local authority inspection numbers grow. The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) says councils are carrying out more checks under the Housing, Health and Safety Rating System. However, the collection of financial penalties…

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The results reveal a market where the barriers to homeownership have not so much disappeared as changed form, shifting from the rate shock of recent years to a deeper psychological freeze driven by macroeconomic unpredictability. “Rising costs and shifting economic conditions have made every step of the homebuying journey feel higher-stakes, and the pressure of…