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...
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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,...
‘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...
