Property

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...

A Scottish island which became famous for a high-profile murder case more than 50 years ago has been snapped up just weeks after it went on the market. Little Ross Island, off the coast of south west Scotland, was advertised for offers over £325,000 -- around the same price as a two-bedroom flat in Edinburgh city centre. The 29-acre island is home to a 19th-century, fully automated lighthouse tower.  Little Ross gained national media attention in August 1960 when two...

Whether you’re a seasoned investor or about to embark on your first buy-to-let property, the value of having good, long-term tenants can never be under estimated. However, getting such tenants is not always simple, nor is it easy. Landlords can suffer from a high turnover of unsuitable tenants and the time and effort taken to replace occupants can be expensive. The ideal scenario is to have long-term tenants for your property who you can trust and get on with well....

Britain's first 'micro-home' to tackle rough sleeping has been installed in a city after being billed as a cure to the the country's homelessness and housing crisis. The cosy 186 square foot (17.25sqm) space will be used put a roof over the head of a homeless person in what is believed to be the first project of its kind in the world. The one-person iKozie - which cost just £40,000 to build - is based on the layout of a...

Green Party supporters own the most expensive properties in the UK, according to new research, with Liberal Democrats ranking in second place. The findings from Bridging Loan Hub reveal that, when analysing the average house price in all 650 UK constituencies, at £394,577, the sole Green constituency (Brighton, Pavilion) pips the Lib Dems, with an average value of £368,517. Despite a reputation for ‘looking after the rich’ Conservative seats are only the third most expensive in Britain, averaging £330,585 per home. That...

120 new lifestyle-focused rental properties will soon to ready to lease at the Wembley Park development - and you'll want to get your hands on them. The park is set to become the largest single-site purpose built Build to Rent development on a single site anywhere in the UK with 5,000 new homes. And now new lifestyle apartments are being launched with a red carpet perks package. The 120 rental homes in the brand new Alto building at Wembley Park...

A flat in Glasgow has become the first property in the country to be paid for using a digital currency. Peter McGowan purchased the two-bedroom apartment for 10 million Scotcoins, the equivalent of £60,000. He bought the flat from his friend and business colleague David Low, who owns Scotcoin's intellectual property. The businessmen met more than 20 years ago when Low, the prime mover in Fergus McCann's takeover of Celtic Football Club, fronted a Celtic roadshow in Corby. Both McGowan...

Leaving dirty dishes in the kitchen and posting social media updates hinting the house is occupied are amongst the most common home security hacks adopted by Brits. Researchers also found other savvy holidaymakers allow neighbours to park on their driveway, and put the recycling out for them on bin day. Other tactics include putting paperwork which has personal information on out of sight, and hiding smaller, easy-to-steal items such as jewellery. It also emerged the more creative among us even...