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Matthew Pennycook affirme que la fin du système doit se faire lentement pour éviter de nuire à l'offre de logements et les pièges juridiques Une interdiction des nouvelles propriétés en leasehold en England et Wales a peu de chances d'entrer en vigueur avant les prochaines élections, a déclaré le ministre du Logement, alors qu'il défendait les tentatives fragmentaires du gouvernement pour démanteler le système. La fin promise de longue date prendrait des années à être « activée », a déclaré Matthew Pennycook, bien que l'interdiction du leasehold sur les nouvelles maisons ait été adoptée en 2024 et que le gouvernement ait l'intention d'en adopter une pour les appartements neufs prochainement. Continue reading...

Simon Roberts says Easter shop will be unaffected by Middle East conflict, but industry warns prices may rise this yearShoppers will not see food prices rise until at least the summer and Easter will be unaffected by conflict in the Middle East, the boss of Sainsbury’s has said, despite fears of an inflation spike.Simon Roberts said it was “too early” to say whether and when food price inflation related to higher commodity costs would hit supermarket shelves and that the UK’s second-largest supermarket had long-term agreements with suppliers to help protect shoppers. Continue reading...

Writer looked to topics such as computer engineering and life in a nursing home to produce richly researched booksTracy Kidder, an award-winning narrative nonfiction writer who turned everything from computer engineering to life in a nursing home into unexpected bestsellers, has died. He was 80.Kidder’s longtime publisher Random House confirmed his death in a statement on Wednesday: “Tracy’s gifts for storytelling and tireless reporting are an enduring reflection of the empathy, integrity, and endless curiosity he brought to everything he did.” Continue reading...