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When looking at the outside of a historic property you might wonder why there sometimes appears to be a recess in the brickwork or rendering ...

Tameside was estimated to have had 557 homeless people in 2022, during any given night, half of whom were children. Homeless charity, Shelter, said this ...

Two holiday let platforms, AirBnB and Booking.com, have refused to cooperate with authorities that have requested the removal of illegally let properties. Social housing providers ...

When you buy a property, you assume you have the right to own and use its land. But that hasn’t always been the case; we ...

Have you been wondering why your viewers have not immediately fallen in love with your home or willing to pay top whack to live there? ...

Single-phase and three-phase electricity are electrical systems that deliver different amounts of power. Most household needs in the UK are covered by single-phase electricity, which ...

We all want to achieve the best possible price when selling our home, while hoping for a bargain in the one we want to buy ...

Victorian homes are the most searched for period property style on Rightmove, according to data. Property Expert, Tim Bannister, said: "Home hunters continue to be ...

When the Second World War broke out in 1939, it the beginning of a six year conflict, that led to the D-Day landings on 6th ...

The country's second largest housing association has apologised to an unnamed woman after it was found to have overcharged her for maintenance costs over a ...

Consumer champion, Which?, has surveyed 1,000 home owners to find out what they would do differently after having a new kitchen fitted in their homes ...

A husband has become a convicted criminal and his wife fired from her high flying job after he overhead information during a business call made ...

With spring still some way off, here are some practical and cheap hacks to keep you and your property warm(er). This article assumes you have ...

As with everything around us, property has evolved over the years, and the rooms within our homes are no exception. How we refer to our ...

The financial crisis had a similar effect on housing in the Netherlands as it did in the UK - property was cheap and landlords thrived ...

Japanese Knotweed is a garden monster, but gardeners may be unaware of the potential consequences of planting bamboo into the ground. While most of us ...

Whether you're looking forward to an exciting adventure or restful holiday away from home, one thing that will give you peace of mind is knowing ...

The Bank of Mum and Dad has made gifts and loans of nearly £9 billion over the last year, according to property firm, Savills. The ...

A property developer has sold property worth over £120 million buying property and selling it to his own charity, which also failed to prevent the ...

The types of unwelcome insects or animals in the home, often described innocuously as “pests”, can do more than make you jump out of your ...

You may be familiar with the sight of "blue plaques" on properties, but have you ever wondered how the blue plaque scheme originally started or ...

The 1921 census survey, taken on 19th June, was a survey of 38 million people living in England and Wales. It was a time of ...

Since 1st January 2022, people buying motor and home insurance policies in the UK will no longer be charged any more than they would have ...

We take a look at the ups and downs of the Fonthill Estate in Wiltshire - extended, demolished and rebuilt multiple times by both fate ...

North London’s Noel Park Estate was developed around the turn of the 20th century. It was an early example of a garden suburb, but those ...

Between tumble driers, gas cookers and the tragic Grenfell tower fire – we are all horribly aware of the importance of appliance safety in the ...

McCarthy & Stone is well known as the company that builds, sells and manages retirement homes and flats in the UK. The company has made ...

Ever tempted to escape it all by moving abroad? We look at what happened to some of the homeowners who did just that - by ...

Do you have a bad neighbour? Does your bad neighbour impact on your family's enjoyment of your home? What can you do if your neighbour ...

Do you want an A-list effect home at a fraction of the price? Here are some tips on how to give your home the 'designer ...

Home buyers are now allowed to view property again, but Covid-19 restrictions don't make that easy in the average home. How can you stay the ...

Airbnb property has become so popular in parts of the UK that it has effectively priced people out in deprived local communities where there are ...

UK Finance, the body that represents major UK banks, has reported a 17% rise in homeowner mortgaged properties taken into possession in the last quarter ...

Conservation and heritage bodies are not generally known for encouraging, or even allowing, dramatic exterior paint-jobs on listed buildings. However, in 2007, the owner of ...

The number of single households in the UK in 2019 has risen to its all-time record, and there are now 8.2 million single households in ...

Despite hopes that the 1897 birthplace of former Prime Minister Anthony Eden would be saved from neglect, Grade II Listed Windlestone Hall near Bishop Auckland ...

Velux Company Limited has issued a product warning on a specific type of small pane Velux window, produced and sold between 1997 and 2003. The ...

A recent survey conducted by the price comparison website MoneySupermarket.com revealed an increase in the number of young adults aged 20-34 who live with their ...

Private landlords across the UK private are feeling the squeeze. In 2018, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's English Private Landlord Survey revealed ...

A recent survey has revealed that people are dissuaded from buying or renting properties because of the condition of the garden. It seems an attractive ...

The fictional countryside home of one of television's most famous criminals, the notorious Tommy Shelby, has been listed for sale on Rightmove, by order of ...

'Gradual homeownership' company, Unmortgage Limited, has been around since 2016 and partnered with Allianz Global Investors in July 2019. Its scheme is similar to the ...

If you’re having trouble selling your home, are stuck in a property chain or are keen to secure a property purchase, you might be tempted ...

House numbering was only introduced in 1765 when the house number followed by street number convention became the norm. Older roads often have odd house ...

Securing the services of a competent, reliable and trustworthy builder is not easy, particularly in these heady days of housebuilding. Many good builders will have ...

In 1918, a committee of experts was asked by the government to create a blueprint for housing for the working class ... prefab housing was ...

Thirteen brand new homes created from converted shipping containers are set to be introduced later this year as a temporary housing solution for homeless families ...

Laundering money through property is an international problem that has driven up property prices and enabled investors to ‘flip’ properties as criminals scramble to buy ...

UK pensioners have once again been warned to take care before investing their hard-earned life and pension savings in property, after a BBC investigation discovered ...

Every new generation may understandably feel jealous of its forebears, perhaps never more so as younger people struggle to get on the housing ladder while ...

A Japanese tech team is in the process of developing a robot capable of cleaning up after you and your children. Using 'deep learning', the ...

A new survey by the property search engine, Rightmove, has shown that a quarter of all properties for sale on the site have been listed ...

New research has found that more first-time buyers are choosing to bypass flats to move straight into houses, resulting in a fall in the asking ...

Have you ever spotted a house that offers everything you have always desired in a home? It could be in a perfect location or have ...

In the current uncertain property market it is understandable that many households are staying put, but in doing so, we have spent around £48 billion ...

Research by The Mortgage Lender has highlighted the number of self-employed people having difficulty in obtaining a mortgage. The report shows lenders are failing the ...

After years of austerity and stagnant wage levels, household debt is taking its toll. Unsecured debt across Britain has reached a new high, now averaging ...

A survey of 1,000 householders aged 25 to 40 has revealed that eco-friendliness is the top desirable design feature of the home of the future, ...

2018 has been a rocky road for the housing market with Brexit uncertainty, sky high prices and historically low mortgage rates, so what can home buyers, ...

Oasis band member, Noel Gallagher, originally put his six bedroomed London mansion on sale in 2016 for  £11 million but it has failed to sell ...

Almost all estate agents will tell you that Christmas is not the wisest time to put your house on the market, as many people want ...

Online estate agent, Zoopla, has named the top ten priciest streets in and outside the capital. The top ten most expensive streets in Britain are ...

In 2006, the percentage of people living in Britain aged 65 or older was 15.9%. That increased by 13% to 18% in 2016, according to ...

Nowadays, potholes are widely recognised as the bane of many drivers’ lives, as councils fail to maintain the public road system, but Italy's Genoa bridge ...

The London housing market may be suffering from a decline in house prices and homebuyer activity, but more homeowners are taking advantage of opportunities to ...

New Zealand's ministers have stated that they 'feel like tenants on their own land' after house prices across the country have risen by approximately 75% ...