Three types of sellers every homebuyer needs to know – or risk paying over the odds
3. The sellers focused on recouping what they paidMany in this cohort bought during the post-pandemic race for space, when...
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This family must tear down its summerhouse (as Labour plans a garden-home boom)
The Causleys are appealing the decision, costing them a further £500.Although their summerhouse is in the front garden, and so...
Housebuilder warns of £10m loss amid property market slump
Shares in Crest Nicholson have slumped to a record low after the struggling housebuilder warned it would post a loss...
Gordon Brown: Property is already ‘heavily’ taxed
Figures seen by The Telegraph this summer showed that Britain’s yearly council tax intake could rise by £17.6bn by 2030,...
UK house prices edged back up in August, Nationwide says
Published Tue, Sep 1, 2026 · 03:28 PM UK house prices rose in August according to one of the country’s...
Shortage of council planners threatens Andy Burnham’s housing goals
Staff shortages in council planning departments risk derailing Andy Burnham’s housing goals, experts have warned.Britain is facing a shortfall of...
How the ‘national park effect’ could add £67k to your house price
Andrew Harvey, of Nationwide, said: “National parks are highly desirable areas to live in thanks to the beautiful countryside. Those...
‘I’ve spent millions on my 5,000-acre estate – and I don’t even own it’
In 2016, David Howden CBE, an insurance magnate, was in the market to buy an estate when he encountered Grade...
Houses in England worth less than they were 20 years ago
As a result, England has effectively failed to record any real house price growth in more than two decades.David Fell,...
‘I’d sell my house before my beach huts’: Britain’s seaside shed obsession
She describes the decision as life-changing: “I think the power of the sea is completely underestimated. It’s immensely therapeutic.”When she...
