At least five leading lenders increased rates on their fixed mortgage deals on Tuesday in response to “market uncertainty”, adding to pressure on homebuyers and…
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‘It’ll be a massive saving’: why more people in the UK are downsizing home
When Richard Wise* moved from London to Margate in Kent three years ago, he did not expect to move again any time soon. But the…
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House prices across the UK are expected to return to growth within the next 12 months after an increase in new property listings and buyer…
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In the first Covid-19 lockdown, Selaine Saxby noticed how empty her village had become. “I live on a close of 30 homes of which only…
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Some of the UK’s largest housing providers have dramatically increased annual service charges by thousands of pounds, plunging residents into financial crisis, an Observer investigation…
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Barnes, London Between a red brick building sporting a blue plaque, and a white period apartment block, is a sandy-coloured, Grade II-listed, Georgian townhouse which…
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Rishi Sunak and Michael Gove have been accused of caving in to Tory MPs lobbying in favour of landlords’ interests after it emerged that significant…
View More Sunak and Gove accused of caving in to lobbying in favour of landlordsPart of billionaire family’s empire named on London’s rogue landlord list
A family-owned property empire whose holdings include the former Fenwick department store building on London’s Bond Street has seen one of its subsidiaries named on…
View More Part of billionaire family’s empire named on London’s rogue landlord listUK first-time buyers: how to get yourself mortgage ready
The weather is warming up, and so too is the property market, according to some reports – which may not be music to the ears…
View More UK first-time buyers: how to get yourself mortgage readyDiary of a first-time buyer: ‘Five brokers, four offers – but at last I’m a homeowner’
I started looking into buying a property in June 2022 – partly driven by my parents, who thought the £2,040 a month I was paying…
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