‘Concrete hell’ regeneration prices workers out with £3,100 rents for one-bed flats
Built as part of a £1.5bn regeneration, the Elephant Quarter consists of several tower blocks. Its website describes the flats...
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The £1bn ‘Manc-hattan’ scandal looming over Andy Burnham’s leadership
That is despite targets set by the local council requiring all new developments in Manchester to designate at least 20pc...
Steep property discounts lure Gulf buyers back to London
London has seen a revival in sales of luxury properties this year as discounts attract Middle East buyers to invest...
Build Victorian-style homes to help people cope with heat, says think tank
It comes as city dwellers are struggling to live in poorly designed modern tower blocks during the current heatwave, with...
Housing development attacked by Andy Burnham ally heading for High Court
To reach its target, the Government needs to build 300,000 new homes per year, but just more than 150,000 a...
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...
Buyers demand ‘Burnham discount’ on house prices
This marked the eighth month in a row in which year-on-year prices decreased in London, with prices having fallen by...
Whoever Burnham chooses as chancellor, they are coming for your home
“Property tax in the UK is a mess. A particular problem for getting more housebuilding is that undeveloped land goes...
Beach hut with no water or electricity is on the market… for £200k
A beach hut in a holiday hotspot with no running water or electricity is on sale for £200,000 – around...
Egypt’s currency rebounds but recovery still hinges on regional tensions
When the Egyptian pound rebounded last week to trade above 50 per US dollar for the first time since March,...
