Property

Ask any damp proof specialists in London and around the country and they will tell you that two of the most serious problems that can come from a damp property is wet and dry rot.  Both come from fungal growths but have different requirements and cause different problems.  So how do you know if you have one of these problems? Be it an period home or a self build home, both will have the potential of being affected. What is...

London sash window repair has become ever more popular and the options and number of companies continues to grow, with Londoners benefitting significantly from the competition driving down prices. With more and more London sash window repair companies favouring salvaging traditional joinery over brutally ripping out over a hundred years of history there’s never been a better time to keep your existing windows even if they are in various states of disrepair. The average London sash window company can now...

A posh townhouse has been put on the market with the owner willing to accept BITCOIN - in what is thought to be a UK first. The three bedroom, three bathroom home in Peckham, London, has been valued by estate agents at £1.65 million. And while owner Daniel Roy will be accept Sterling, he is also open to offers "in excess of 500 Bitcoin". The controversial cryptocurrency was launched in 2009 and is free from government control. It allows users,...

Millions of UK adults are delaying starting a family or getting hitched in order to buy a home, new research has revealed. As house prices remain high and the ability to get on the property ladder seems a distant goal for a lot of people, many are delaying life commitments in order to get on the first rung of the property ladder. A fifth of people have moved in with parents, taken a second job or delayed starting a family...

One of Britain’s longest legal disputes - a row over a tiny rural footpath which has rumbled on so long that the original claimants died - has finally been resolved. Nearly 60 years after a footpath was wrongly included on a local authority map and the family who were besieged with walkers traipsing past their front door objected to it being listed as a public right of way, the saga has finally been wrapped up in their favour. After long-drawn...

A real-life 'hobbit house' is set to go under the hammer. The straw bale shepherds' hut, which is built into a hillside, is located in just over an acre of land and resembles a glamping pod. The home, which offers picturesque views of Holme Valley, West Yorks., was originally built by hobby farmers as somewhere for them and their sheep to shelter. The design is based on a medieval round house and the owners had help from one of the...

A free-spirited couple have told how they live totally off-grid in a hilltop coastal fort - spending just £1,200 a YEAR. Trained teacher Sarah Simpson, 27, and estate manager Nigel Mepham, 44, decided to leave behind conventional life two years ago in a bid to live a more simple and sustainable existence. They get to live rent-free in their 18th Century Cornish coastal fort in exchange for tending the land, and second-hand solar panels give them all their electricity. Mini...

This garish Lego brick-style house has been nominated for the unflattering crown of Britain's UGLIEST building. The four storey Victorian villa - which has a pitched tiled roof, decorative stone facades and light cream steps - looks from certain angles to be a picturesque, historic property. However, neighbours were left in horror when the owners erected a huge extension - which locals say resembles a light industrial unit - in July this year. The vast rectangular box was put together...

London is worst hit when reviewing gazumping rates across the UK There has been an increase in gazumping across the UK over the past 24 months, a new study finds. As house prices continue to rise to meet high levels of demand and low levels of stock on the market, gazumping rates have risen from 13 percent in 2015 to 36 percent now. Gazumping is when a property seller accepts an offer from a buyer and then accepts an even...