‘I’ve spent almost a decade trying to drag my 300-year-old country estate into the 21st century’
It was Sept 13, 1774 and Dr Samuel Johnson, the writer, was making a note in his journal: “We came...
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I’ve helped hundreds of retirees downsize – here’s how to get it right
Jo Eccles is founder and managing director of Eccord, an award-winning property search company which represents individuals and families looking...
The buyers turning to auctions in Britain’s chaotic property market
Flat owners – who have seen their property values suffer the most in recent years because of everything from the...
The graph that shows the reality of Britain’s broken housing market
The figures reveal the damaging effect that the leasehold system has had on flats sales in the UK, Zoopla added....
I refuse to leave my London flat for the suburbs just because I’m a parent
Sense of communityNor is my son particularly enthusiastic about how, when we’re out in our neighbourhood, I almost always stop...
From SoHa to Shitterton: how a name can change your house price
When area rebrands workNames matter, insists Martin Bikhit, of UK Forbes Global Properties, especially at the top echelons of the...
How Holyrood’s punishing taxes hollowed out English border towns
Patrick Paton, of Berwick estate agency Paton and Co, says more and more high-earning professionals have been moving their families...
‘I’ll never move’: Meet the one and done homeowners
The family has turned the bungalow into a five-bedroom house with five bathrooms, with enough space for their children Sahara,...
How to beat the competition and buy a ‘hidden’ property
Mr Warner said: “To spot a house before it goes on the market is a near impossible task without some...
The families leaving England to start new lives in Scotland and Wales
There are around 30 houses in their hamlet and 20 are occupied by “newcomers from England”, says Andrew.“If you’re downsizing,...
