Chatted house prices on LBC + why I don't think a flat in London is a good investment right now ⬇️

If you're a Gen Z-er that feels broken by the UK housing market, I'd love to chat to you for a feature - pls shoot me a DM or email me: josh(dot)kirby(at)telegraph.co.uk

Please get in touch if stamp duty has stopped you - or somebody you know - moving house! Reach me at [email protected]

I make the case for stamp duty being the UK’s most toxic tax - and why the current rumoured rethink falls wide of the mark - in The Times and The Sunday Times today thetimes.com/article/a8e167…

Stamp duty—a tax paid when buying property—is one of the most criticised taxes in Britain, and for good reason. It’s expensive, discourages mobility, and hits buyers at the most financially stretched moments of their lives ⬇️ thetimes.com/business-money…

The housing crisis has broken Gen Z, and no amount of cancelling subscriptions and giving up avocado toast will fix that. My analysis for The Telegraph telegraph.co.uk/money/property…

Taxes keep going up, but public services get worse and worse. I outline how middle Britain is being forced to fork out double for basic services for The Telegraph telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer…

HMRC Pension Scheme newsletter this morning confirms my story from earlier in the week – you cannot return your tax-free lump sum and undo the tax consequences. Story follows reporting last year with Josh Kirby

Back in The Times and The Sunday Times today, explaining the little-known law that can overturn your dying wishes thetimes.com/business-money…

Everyone seems to be panicking about an impending stock market collapse. If that's you, I explain how you can still invest for The Telegraph telegraph.co.uk/money/investin…

If you don't have wealthy parents and won't receive a substantial inheritance - and you're worried about being left out by the great wealth transfer - please comment or send me a DM #journorequest

In yesterday's The Times and The Sunday Times I wrote about the immense wealth transfer that is about to sweep Britain, worth £5.5 trillion. But if enough new homes are not built, it could hugely exacerbate inequality and reduce the power that people have to improve their circumstances through hard

Are you a young landlord in the UK (aged 35 or under) with at least one rental property? Please get in touch for a feature I'm working on - joshkirbywrites(at)gmail(dot)com #journorequest

The Building Safety Regulator is strangling Britain’s ability to build. Two-thirds of applications rejected. Projects delayed for months. Homeowners stuck in limbo for moving a fire door. Fix it or scrap it. Interesting article by Josh Kirby 👇🏻 telegraph.co.uk/money/property…