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A housing developer who built a new build property around an existing lamppost has defended his actions after online photos of the property went viral ...

A London artist and twenty of her friends have spent the last twenty years decorating the front of her house to represent her life story ...

'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the Arctic, not a creature was stirring—except for a concerned Santa, sweating in his iconic red suit ...

A Surrey home owner has found a novel way of ridding his garden of nocturnal nuisances using his Ring camera system. IT expert, James Milward, ...

Love them or hate them, it's that time of year again - the nation's homes are about to be invaded by Eratigena Atrica (giant house ...

Jeremy Clarkson has won a partial victory in his ongoing war with planners over his Cotswold Farm, 'Diddly Squat'. The farm was made famous by ...

What makes the owner of a rural property which comes with extensive grounds sell up for at least £100,000 less than the potential asking price? ...

If you’ve never had a problem with squirrels in your home, the prospect of a bushy tailed, tufty eared Nutkin terrorising a homeowner might at ...

A woman who has lived in the same house for 102 years has put it on the market. Nancy Gifford’s family bought the property just after ...

Looking for a bohemian apartment share in Morningside Heights, Manhattan? The average rent for an apartment in Manhattan, in an area close to sought after ...

A petition has been set up in Herzliya, Israel, to save a modern day hermit from eviction from his home of 50 years, after authorities ...

If you're old enough to recall conversations in which you questioned the possible use of the internet, you may well wonder at the possible usefulness ...

The Brondanw estate community is in the beautiful mountainous surroundings of North Wales, with views directly overlooking Mount Snowdon. The properties are clearly identifiable by ...

There are people who strive to create their own interesting home, while some just like to see what others have done. If you're one of ...

Home improvements are often left for the property professional and, for many people, any DIY project can be something of a daunting prospect. Plumbing, electrics ...

With Christmas just round the corner, families will soon find themselves searching for turkeys, fixing broken fairy lights and using endless amounts of sellotape to ...

A London estate agent has written to the Tower of London to offer its selling service. Addressed to the 'legal owner', the letter said the ...

If you want to nip to the pub in Inverie, on Scotland's Knoydart Peninsula in Lochaber, you'll need your walking boots. The Old Forge is ...

A member of the planning support team, working to 'test' new planning application software, has accidentally published test planning decisions. In September, the Mid Kent ...

Surveying is among the oldest professions, and dates back around at least 3,000 years to the ancient Egyptians, whose pyramids still stand today. Surveyors carry ...

A Victorian wooden hut near Shaftesbury, Dorset, once used as a shepherd's hut, and now thoroughly rotten and sporting a leaky roof, has just sold ...

Nearly a million for a two/three bedroom, two bathroom terrace in Shepherd's Bush but it won't suit everyone. Why? Central London's narrowest house is only ...

Have you ever wondered where the name of a place has come from? Prior to the 15th Century, the majority of English place names referred ...

Wondering what to do this Christmas with a Potterhead in the family? You might like to join the surprising number of fans building replica sets ...

Wondering how to impress your friends and family this Christmas in the midst of lockdowns and health worries? You’re probably wondering how to ‘up your ...

If you have a gas barbecue or use a gas canister for cooking, whether in the house or elsewhere, take note of this reminder of ...

Answer: They are all listed on Historic England's National Heritage List for England ('The List'). The List began in 1882, but only developed into the ...

As if more evidence were needed that some very strange things happen Down Under, two men have appeared in court in Australia, after a home ...

Asked to provide photos of his property to his rental agent, an Australian man has taken the opportunity to have a little lockdown fun. Tim ...

What would you do when your radiators weren't performing well? Or you fancied a change of colour scheme in your home's front room? Or your ...

The town of Melbourne in Derbyshire has been accused of artificially buoying its house prices. The attractive Georgian market town lies close to the National ...

The RHS has introduced two new categories to its annual Chelsea Flower Show that will appeal to owners of property with small or non-existent gardens ...

The National Trust has transformed many of its historic houses to reflect Christmas from times gone by. Travel anywhere from the 1970s back to Tudor ...

An 18-metre Scots pine tree is to be killed and removed by the Church in Sussex because of the 'threat' of falling pine cones. Chichester ...

A four bedroom property near Chichester, West Sussex which is currently on the property market, hides a secret unbeknownst to anyone viewing from the outside ...

We’re all familiar with the types of magazine or Instagram photo that make other people’s houses look attractive and spacious. We look at ways to ...

How often have you left home in a rush for work, wishing someone would clean it up before you got back?  That is what happened ...

It isn't quite Downton Abbey, but Hopwood Hall is a Grade II* listed manor house in Middleton, north Manchester, that dates back to 1426. From ...

An architectural practice has suggested it could break the 'Brexit deadlock' by proposing new designs for the building interiors and exteriors at the Palace of ...

Just a stone’s throw from the popular seaside resort of Clacton-on-Sea lies the village of Jaywick, a village not unlike many others along the Essex ...

A company in Barcelona has sparked outrage by suggesting that tiny living pods may be the answer to the housing problems of some Western cities ...

Ed Sheeran has pretty much succeeded at everything he's done in the music business. He shot to fame when, as a teenager, he independently released ...

An article about the residents of Nettleton Road in Gloucester and their brightly coloured houses went viral in April, and was shared by the Metro, ...

As a small child, Mark Baker would pass by the remains of Gwrych Castle in Abergele, North Wales, on his way back and forth from ...

After being ‘forced out’ of her previous rented home, Kate Burrows said her permanent flu-like symptoms were a result of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity*. Kate and ...

A 2013 change in the Land Registration Act 2002 meant that all mineral rights must be logged with Land Registry or potentially be lost. In ...

In 2011, graphic designer Dunstan Low bought Melling Manor in Lancashire, a Grade II listed, semi-detached mansion built in 1792, for £435,000. He thought it ...

The village of West Heslerton, near Scarborough, has been in the ownership of one family for 150 years.  Its 84-year old owner, Eve Dawnay, died five ...

A gargoyle or grotesque is probably one of the most mysterious building features you will find, but what are they for? We look at the ...