What to do if squatters move into your property
Gordon Ramsay is facing a legal battle after his £13m London pub was taken over by a gang of squatters. The...
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‘Move to Germany if you can’t buy a house’, says Grand Designs’ Kevin McCloud
The Government was reportedly considering “99pc mortgages” before Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget, but the policy was dropped and no other...
‘Surveyor left us £60,000 out of pocket – now our home is collapsing’
It was also proved, according to the ruling, that Ms Walker took a £25,000 loan from an individual saying it...
Medieval England’s Sudden Silver Currency Conversion Solved
After years of speculation, researchers have finally traced the origins of Europe's revolutionary adoption of silver coins in the mid-7th...
Rise in work-from-home surveyors risks leaving homeowners unable to sell
The rise in banks using property surveyors who are working from home risks leaving homeowners trapped in homes they cannot...
Michael Gove’s second homes crackdown is Marxist – and dangerously naive
Thus the principle of relating council tax liability to the likely use of services by the occupier of the property...
Scotland landlords seize on SNP’s bungled crackdown to raise rents by 12pc
Michael Lawson, who owns 75 properties in Fife, issued 26 rent increase notices of “between 8pc and 12pc” for existing...
How a messy neighbour could knock £56,000 off your house price
Jonathan Rolande, of the National Association of Property Buyers, regularly sees the impact of unkempt front gardens.He said: “It is a...
Where priced-out families are moving for property bargains
Midhurst, which sits within the South Downs national park, also has good quality state and private schools, and while buyers...
‘We sold our house – then the bank knocked £100,000 off its value’
Discovering that her lender thought it was worth only £320,000 was a huge shock. “It was crazy,” added Lea, who...
