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Josh Kirby

@joshkirbywrites

Freelance journo covering economics, property, money and more. Previously Telegraph, Times. Recovering Arsenal fan. ✉️ [email protected]

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Some personal news 🚨 After a brilliant 15 months with the team at @MoneyTelegraph, I am going freelance! I'll still be covering money, econ, and of course property, as well as some other bits. Reach me at [email protected] for commissions etc!


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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 @joshkirbywrites 👇🏻 telegraph.co.uk/money/property…

SeanOAHoulston's tweet image. 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 @joshkirbywrites 👇🏻

telegraph.co.uk/money/property…

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


In yesterday's @thetimes 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…


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


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


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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 @joshkirbywrites

Frances_Ivens's tweet image. 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 @joshkirbywrites

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 @Telegraph telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer…


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


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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…


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 @thetimes today thetimes.com/article/a8e167…


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

If Stamp Duty has stopped you buying, selling or both, and you’d be happy to be quoted in a national newspaper article highlighting the negative effects of stamp duty, please contact @joshkirbywrites or email him at [email protected] Let’s spread the message that stamp…



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


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

Snippet of @joshkirbywrites conversation re all things housing on #lbc last night. Worth catching the whole chat starting about 1 hour and 3 mins into the show. globalplayer.com/catchup/lbc/lo…



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