Property
Calls for UK to adopt New Zealand approach to housing to help first time buyers
The government has been urged to consider a New Zealand-style approach to housing after its parliament banned foreign investment to make properties more affordable. Lynda Clark, editor of First Time Buyer Magazine, said a move of this nature in the UK would definitely offer an advantage to many of our own first time buyers who face considerable pressure when buying property. Speaking to The London Economic she said: “This is probably more relevant in major cities like in London and...
Victorian 19th-century train station house for sale with personal PLATFORM
The former Chapeltown central station near Sheffield, South Yorks., was opened in 1854 and boasts three bedrooms, together with six rooms in an adjoining building
One of the smallest schools in UK on market for £175,000 – six years after closing as it only had three pupils
The former primary school - located in the Cairngorms National Park - comes with one acre of land
Pensioner halts building works by invoking an ancient law – reciting a 1,000-year-old Norman rite
Rosie Henderson on Guernsey read out the Clameur de Haro - which means all actions must stop until the matter is ruled on by the court.
Renting 47% cheaper than mortgage repayments in London
New property statistics have revealed renting could be the new buying for Londoners. Last year the average flat in London sold for £556,146, with terraced properties going for £666,852 on average and semi-detached homes fetching £654,761. The surge in property values has resulted in hefty mortgage repayments, which are now 47 per cent more expensive than rent in the capital. The research also revealed that it takes first-time buyers eight years to save for a deposit, with those looking to...
Man to appear in court accused of tearing down row of new-build houses
Daniel Neagu, 31 is alleged to have driven into the cottages with a digger after claiming he was owed money for the building work
David Cameron buys SECOND pricey shepherd’s hut…for the £2m house he is renovating
The former PM has bought the luxury cabin on wheels for the garden of his Cornish bolthole
Artists have completed the biggest mural in the country in East London
Covering 1,400 square metres, the stunning artwork took six months, 250 litres of black paint, and 16 artists with 500 spray cans.
A Rare Opportunity For Homebuyers as UK Housing Prices Stagnate
It's no secret that the housing market in the UK has significant structural issues. Market forces and economic conditions have been such that home prices and demand have continued to surge for months on end, pricing many out of the market. In London, as in many other parts of the country, homelessness has been running rampant, even among those who are gainfully employed. All in all, it has been a rough few years for all but the wealthiest Britons, who...