‘It’s totally nuts that the eldest son inherits the estate – so we scrapped the rules on our 60-room country house’
For 200 years, Cambo House, near St Andrews in Fife, had passed neatly from father to son down the Erskine...
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From empty bedside tables to sleeping in separate rooms – divorce giveaways that put buyers off
When negotiating on a rental property in the wake of a separation, we usually recommend keeping your narrative as simple...
‘I’m a veteran estate agent – here’s how to see your sale through’
Deadlines and terms can be agreed between solicitors who then give a recommendation to their clients. The norm should be...
The postcode where house prices have plummeted – and the village where they’ve soared
At one extreme is RG9 6, a leafy district of the Chilterns, Buckinghamshire, where house prices soared by 63.5pc last...
Your house has flooded – here’s what you should do next
Remember that the burden of proof for a loss falls to the customer – so if, for instance, your sofa...
Fear of Labour tax grab drives down mansion prices
Labour has pledged to close a tax loophole for second homeowners and restrict and raise levies on foreign ownership.The party...
The home design choices that derail house sales
For those who have the space for experiments with wallpaper, such as Mr Pryor’s country house clients, he says “a...
the latest trend in Britain’s broken property market
Almost half of first-time buyers in their 20s received a leg up from family, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies...
Climate change to push up home insurance bills 20pc next year
Furthermore, due to global instability, materials are taking longer to reach the UK – increasing the amount of time to...
Estate agents would be forced to go back to school under Labour plans
Estate agents would have to go back to school and finish higher education under Labour plans to rid the housing...
