‘We bought two flats in Kew but our boys want to live in Hackney – what do we do?’
Lee Shortt thought she and her husband were doing the right thing when they bought two flats five years ago...
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First-time buyers in London must now save for 31 years for a deposit
The number of first-time buyers fell to the lowest level in a decade last year, with spiralling mortgage costs and...
The area of Britain where only 59pc of planning permissions are approved
A spokesman for Maldon District Council said: “Maldon District Council has an approved local development plan which it uses to...
The reality of divorcing in Britain’s grim housing market
Breaking up is harder to doThere were around 98,000 divorces in the year to September, according to the latest quarterly...
England’s most popular retirement villages – and how much it costs to live in them
Richmond Villages in Northampton has an on-site coffee shop, restaurant, hair salon, library, craft studio and award-winning gardens, and residents...
‘My £3,000 tenancy deposit vanished – did my landlord steal it?’
Apparently you emailed the estate agent on April 3, 2020 to say you were struggling to pay the rent. You then agreed...
Everything you need to know about buying a house in 2024
At the very top end of the market, don’t be fooled into thinking it’s all gone quiet. According to agency...
How Britain’s failure to build houses sparked a £2.5bn merger between Barratt and Redrow
Changes to the planning system under David Cameron’s government, which punished councils that didn’t set aside enough land for new...
Dutch-style mortgages come to Britain
Borrowers can also request a valuation during the fixed term if they think the price of their home has risen....
Inside artist Henry Fraser’s genius Little Big House
The dramatic aluminium-clad cantilever outside is to protect Henry from the elements (he is unable to regulate his body temperature,...
