Sir Donald Sinden’s Rats Castle goes on the market for £1m
“Grandpa used to say ‘Oh, there’s Gerald!’ every time he saw a pheasant,” Harriet Sinden recalls fondly.She is reminiscing about...
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Third of new London homes deemed unsellable
One third of new homes in London failed to sell to private buyers last year, laying bare the scale of...
Rightmove pulls ad showing house full of Nazi memorabilia
Purplebricks said it had removed the listing from its website and terminated its contract with the seller after pictures from...
‘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...
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....
Millions on track for retirement poverty despite ‘substantial’ housing wealth
Mike Ambery, of pensions firm Standard Life, said: “For many people today, a growing share of their wealth is tied...
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 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...
