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The town has been a popular spot for commuters for many years thanks to its great transport links to London - and it's now become a popular coastal destination in its own right10:42, 19 May 2025Updated 11:37, 19 May 2025Folkestone has sunny beaches and a stunning coastline(Image: Adrian Cylwik via Getty Images)A charming town in Kent, merely an hour's journey from London, boasts stunning beaches and is touted as being "cheaper" than Brighton. Folkestone, nestled on the south-east coast of England along the English Channel, has become a favoured haunt...

Gold prices climbed on Monday, buoyed by a fresh wave of safe-haven buying following Moody’s decision to downgrade the US credit rating and renewed trade tensions out of Washington. Gold futures (GC=F) climbed 1.4% to $3,232.70 per ounce at the time of writing, while the spot gold price rose 0.8% to $3,229.61 per ounce. "The Moody's downgrade of the US credit rating, and the corresponding risk-off reaction by the market, has put some pep back into the gold price," said KCM Trade chief market analyst Tim Waterer. Moody’s cut its...

Glasgow and Edinburgh were featured alongside locations across the country, including York and Cornwall. A number of factors were considered when curating this ranking, such as property prices, crime rates, amenities and entertainment. Glasgow and Edinburgh named among the best places to retire to in the UK Crime rates, property prices and amenities were considered when making this ranking (Image: Getty Images) Glasgow and Edinburgh, which were the only Scottish locations to be named among the best to retire to in the UK by Rest Less, were praised as "beautiful" cultural centres full of...

Reuters  —  British police said they had arrested a second person in connection with a series of arson attacks at properties linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer in North London, a day after a Ukrainian man was remanded in custody over the fires. Police said in a statement on Saturday that a 26-year-old was arrested at London’s Luton Airport on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life, and listed the same incidents which had involved properties connected to Starmer. Roman Lavrynovych, a 21-year-old Ukrainian, appeared at...

UK property platform Rightmove (RMV.L) and building society Nationwide have launched an online feature that allows potential homebuyers to understand if a specific property is likely to be eligible for mortgage lending. They said that the new digital "property lending check" is a global first, in enabling homebuyers to receive real-time information about the likelihood of getting a mortgage on a house before viewing it and make an offer. The feature aims to give "home-hunters more mortgage confidence, much earlier in their moving journey," they said. According to the announcement...

If you’re looking to downsize, the best 15 towns for finding the ideal property and a slower pace of life have been named. In a new list by The Telegraph, the most popular hotspots for people to downsize homes have been revealed. In the South West, the top hotspots include Kingskerswell in Devon, Brixington in Exmouth.In the South East, the top hotspot is Shoreham-by-Sea in West Sussex. Shoreham-by-Sea is a quiet area which is just a short distance from Brighton. It’s a stunning area to enjoy the coast without being...

Many people dream of living by the sea. Having a beach nearby and being able to go for a quick dip on your lunch break sounds like the perfect lifestyle. And while the UK has plenty of stunning seaside towns, living close to the coast can often come with a hefty price tag.But that’s not the case in Girvan, a harbour town on the Ayrshire coast in southwest Scotland, where homes can still be snapped up for under £120,000, according to Rightmove. Just a five-minute walk from the beach, a...

Being a set of islands, the UK is full of seaside towns and villages, and houses in some of them are very attainable. One such place is Easington in a former mining area in County Durham on the north east coast.Conveniently located at the junction of the A182 and B1283, it only had a population of 2,499 in 2021, according to that year's Census. Zoopla states that the average sold price for a property in Easington Village in the last 12 months is £115,398. Whereas, in August 2024, Rightmove calculated...

England and Wales’s “most gentrified” area has been revealed but it’s not all good news. Charlestown, near Salford in Greater Manchester, has come at the top of the rankings following new research.It improved the most in each of The Telegraph’s gentrification metrics — including education level, income, house prices and local amenities — over the last decade. House prices in Charlestown have almost tripled over the period from £73,000 to £212,000, with earnings increasing by almost 50% and the share of residents university-educated steadily rising.The arrival of the huge MediaCityUK...

LONDON -- A Ukrainian man charged with setting fire to the personal home of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, along with another property and car linked to him, was held in custody Friday after facing three counts of arson in court. Roman Lavrynovych, 21, is accused of setting fire to Starmer’s house, a building where the prime minister once lived and a small SUV he had owned. He is charged with three counts of arson with intent to endanger life.Prosecutor Sarah Przybylska said Lavrynovych denied setting the fires and, at...