Property

A young couple who struggled for ten months to sell their home are offering it as a raffle prize - for £5 a ticket. Jack and Charlotte Smith had their two-bedroom flat on the market for almost a year and despite reducing the price twice, had no buyers. The couple have now decided to offer their home in Greenwich, south east London, as a competition prize, and will also pay the winner's stamp duty and legal fees. The third-floor flat...

Buying a house is a huge investment - but two in three people don’t know if they’re purchasing a potential death trap. New research by CORGI HomePlan has uncovered a lack of safety checks being carried out by home buyers. With £1.2m property transactions taking place in the UK each year, they claim this means 800,000 homes are at risk of a life-threatening gas incident, such as a carbon monoxide leak, or expensive repairs to boilers, fires, radiators and cookers....

  House-hunters who want a property fit for a king have got the chance to buy their very own CASTLE for £1.5 million – which also comes with the title of Lord and Lady. Wilton Castle in Herefordshire is located on the bank of the River Wye, in the heart of the Wye Valley. The purchase of the castle also comes with the chance to be known as Lord or Lady of Wilton Castle. Originally the dramatic motte-and-bailey castle was...

More than 300,000 people moved out of London last year, according to Land Registry data. New research has revealed the South East saw the biggest influx of people, with close to quarter of a million people relocating there in 2016. The South West region saw the largest net levels of growth – with the overall population growing by more than 30,000 people. London had almost 200,000 people move in to the capital but correspondingly saw close to 300,000 move away to...

Pure Commercial Finance has revealed the four places where you are most likely to get planning permission in England. The commercial finance brokerage has scoured government data to reveal that there were 18 places in England where 100 per cent of major development applications were accepted in the year ending 31 March 2017. The City of London, Wigan, Exmoor National Park, and Copeland saw all major developments granted, and also saw the highest approval rates for minor developments too.  ...

Today (1 November 2017), a new draft Tenant Fees Bill will be introduced to Parliament. It sets out the Governments approach to banning letting agents from charging tenant’s costly upfront fees in England. The Government claims the new bill will improve transparency in the rental market, as well as affordability and competition. Currently, letting agents charge tenants a fee to rent a property. Fees are sometimes not clearly explained to tenants, so they’re unaware of the actual costs involved in...

It has been a spooky year for some UK homeowners. Brexit and a snap election brought about an uncertain market, with some seeing the price of their property fall in line with a lack of buyer demand. With Halloween upon us - and the ghastly things that come along with it, research from eMoov highlights the areas of the UK that have suffered the scariest property price drops over the past year. 1. Aberdeenshire: -5.69 per cent Topping the list...

Job site Glassdoor has ranked Slough as the best town to work and live in. Results are based on the cost of living, job satisfaction and how easy it is to get a job. Slough has a high average salary and is close to major transport links, such as Heathrow Airport the M25 and M4. Average house prices are £390,000, and with an average salary of £35,000 and over 26,000 jobs available, Slough is considered a ‘prime spot’. The housing...

Research suggests that when viewing a house, prospective buyers often make up their mind before they even step through the door.  The decision is often made by location, and how the house looks and what state it is in; what estate agents call 'curb appeal'. Some developers have made fortunes by purchasing 'ugly' houses and transforming the outside using a few relatively easy tricks.    Even if you are not planning on selling a home, using some of these maintenance tips will give it curb appeal and...