Hundred Scottish churches up for sale as UK turns away from Christianity
The Church said its buildings “have the potential to be used for a variety of different purposes” – whether it...
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‘The man I hired to install my toilet was arrested for murder before finishing the job’
I’m in the city but it feels like I’m in the countryside. If you’re in the right area you can...
The best private islands in the UK and Ireland you can buy right now
Imagine looking out of your house and everything you see belongs to you: no annoying neighbours, no traffic, no one...
Five problem plants to avoid when buying a property
Although declaring any bamboo on your property isn’t legally necessary in the UK, if it has caused a dispute with...
Why now is the perfect time to invest in Germany’s plummeting property market
While these yield figures are not dissimilar to those on offer for investors in the UK property market, the tax-offsetting...
the careers that could affect your mortgage
Among junior officers, 14.5pc of those aged 50-54 stopped work in 2021, the second-highest share of any job cohort in...
Labour plots raid on landlords with new EPC targets and eviction ban
Keir Starmer’s party has also said it would “immediately abolish” Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictionsThe Tory manifesto pledge failed to...
Home buyers lose up to £250,000 after surge in property fraud
Buyers then send their deposit directly to the fraudster, rather than to their conveyancer.The fraudsters often replace figures in email...
What is Rishi Sunak’s new Help to Buy scheme?
Help to Buy inflated first-time buyer homes by 8pcThe first version of Help to Buy lasted a decade, stretching from...
Labour tax raid to push up house prices near top state schools
When comparing property prices in different catchment areas, it is already clear that they have risen fastest in areas with...
