Property

Britain is becoming a nation of haves and have nots after new research revealed one in ten UK adults now own a second property while four in ten own no property at all. Last week we reported that empty property numbers have risen to their highest level in 20 years in Britain despite the number of homelessness increasing. But it would seem that our property market is being skewed across the board. According to research carried out by the Resolution Foundation 5.2...

After the Grenfell tower disaster that claimed at least 80 lives, shocking new details have emerged of the health and safety conditions of private rented homes in London and around the country. Now, one leading letting agent in the capital has urged landlords to improve their professional standards, saying many rental properties are just not up to standard. A total of 1.4 million rented flats and houses in Britain today — housing millions of people — pose a health and...

A look at where most footballers live in North London.

Selling a property isn’t something that everyone has the privilege of experiencing. For many, house sales can drag on for extended periods of time, and hopelessness can really begin taking its toll on you. When selling a home or apartment in London, however, you will generally have several people eagerly approach you within days of having put your property on the market. The Positioning of Your Home While everyone needs a place to live, the reality of selling your house...

For renters in London there are only two certainties in life; you're destined to always pay someone else's mortgage and you will pay extortionate sums for the privilege of doing so. Just months after the government announced new measures to provide a fairer deal for renters by banning unfair letting agent fees it's clear to see cowboy estate agents are still thriving in the capital. Castle Estates, a small outfit based in Wandsworth, join a host of other low-key businesses who...

One of the last castles in England that is surrounded by a moat is on the market for an eye-watering £5 million - £2 million more than its original price tag. Caverswall Castle is a stunning Grade I listed pile which was built in the late 13th century on the site on an Anglo-Saxon manor. Controversial property tycoon Robin MacDonald, 46, bought the crumbling ruin near Stoke-on-Trent, for £1.7 million in 2006. Historic picture of Caverswall Castle near Stoke-on-Trent in...

Bristol Council recently became the first local authority in the country to ban property guardianship, and have started phasing out the scheme in the city. As a result of this decision, around 150 residents run the risk of being left homeless, after relying on property guardianship schemes for housing. If they are unable to find accommodation as tenants in the private rental sector, they will have to apply to the council for housing. However, the nearby North Somerset council recently...

The bathroom owned by John Furniss-Wright, 59, has no floor, a collapsed wall, water damage and a pink suite which has been out of fashion for decades. John is currently renovating the property and has turned to the quirky competition to fund the work. John said: "When we moved into our flat recently it had leaks everywhere. A disgruntled homeowner has put his bathroom forward to be crowned Britain's WORST. "Water had been flowing into the wall continuously for six...

Young people in London are facing a growing affordability crisis, new research has shown, with the commuter belt expanding to the east. Findings from the study show many Londoners are moving further afield to reduce their rent burden, possibly while they save for a house of their own. Less affordable areas in London’s commuter belt, those with higher average rents and particularly those in the South East, have seen less demand and therefore slower rental growth. Conversely eight out of ten counties...