Housing

Nearly have of prospective homebuyers are waiting for prices to go down

Budding homebuyers hold fire as four in 10 wait for prices to drop

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A person saving alone in London could face a 21-year wait to build a 10% house deposit, research has found

Ad Feature House deposit saving takes 21 years in London, study finds

New research from CIA Landlords has analysed where renters are most and least likely to have access to a garden

Ad Feature Leeds named as hardest city to find a rental property with a garden

Research revealed that more than half of Gen Z rank illness or pain among their top aging concerns, higher than Boomers.

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Buyer demand is at its weakest in years

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Saudi Developmental Housing Foundation (Sakan) has achieved a national milestone with international recognition by winning the Learning Excellence Award in London

Ad Feature Sakan wins learning excellence awards in London

Run by the Housing Developmental Foundation, known as SAKAN, the programme has developed a housing support model that brings together 313 nonprofit organisations and 1.4 million volunteers

Ad Feature Saudi housing scheme helps millions in effort to tackle homes crisis

41 per cent weren’t shown the loft space when viewing their house.

Three in 10 Brits don’t have enough room for all their belongings

The law was named in memory of Awaab Ishak, a two-year-old boy who tragically died in 2020 due to prolonged mould exposure in social housing.

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ThermoPest wants to highlight the proven success of controlled, high-temperature heat systems

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We've looked at customer reviews for the UK's biggest house builders to see how they compare

The UK's best and worst-rated house-builders, based on reviews

The plans will be considered in due course by councillors (Pic: Submitted)

Housing planned for empty commercial land near Cupar

The original drawings for The Postings site give a glimpse how it could be developed (Pic: Submitted)

We only have one chance to get it right at each gap site in Kirkcaldy

Chief Executive of the HomeOwners Alliance, Paula Higgins

Call for action as survey reveals 35% of homes with spray foam have defect

Mortgage adviser Liam Cockerham has offered his expert advice to first-time buyers on the pitfalls to avoid, including one easy mistake to make

The one easy mistake to avoid when buying your first home
There’s one trap many first-time buyers fall into
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Rydal Mount (Credit: Ashdown Jones, The Lakes and Lune Valley)

William Wordsworth's Victorian cottage on Lake Windermere up for sale

A self-portrait of Franki Raffles during a trip to the Soviet Union.

Exclusive The touring exhibition offering a glimpse inside working women's lives

The initiative aims to support UK mission to reduce energy bills, create green jobs, and advance climate action

Social housing in UK to have cleaner energy come new initiative

Rachel Reeves poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual Autumn budget to Parliament (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

UK families to get free cash as Household Support Fund is extended

Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to give a speech at the Treasury in July 2024 (Photo: Jonathan Brady - Pool/Getty Images)

What to expect from Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Autumn Budget

'Lifestyle inflation' is to blame, according to 4,000 adults

Fewer than one in 10 millennials have hit their financial goals

A poll of 2,000 adults uncovered the top 50 things that irritate people when they’re trying to get on with their day

These are life's top 50 biggest inconveniences

A poll of 500 adults who bought their first property have revealed their biggest regrets - including living in an area they do not love

First-time buyers reveal their biggest regrets

Rent increases are impacting the saving powers of four in 10 private tenants and now a third of these can't afford to put any cash aside as a result.

62% of UK renters put aside £100 or less each month

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I'm a mortgage expert - 9 pitfalls that first time buyers should avoid

People look at residential properties displayed for sale in the window of an estate agents' in London (Photo: ISABEL INFANTES/AFP via Getty Images)

Expert tips for first-time homebuyers as mortgages jump 61% in 5 years
Experts believe homeownership is still achievable, despite ever increasing mortgage payments 🏠🌟
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Karen Bishop, 51, with her 2-year-old French bull dog Drew outside the Travelodge in Norwich.

Watch: Disabled gran has lived in hotel for 2 years after flat blaze

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UK city leaps into top 10 most expensive cities for expats

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Glenrothes Forum for over 60s - your chance to get involved

King Charles III and Queen Camilla on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the coronation on May 6, 2023. Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire.

King Charles & Queen Camilla criticised over gender pay gap to staff

RAF Scampton could be transformed into housing for asylum seekers - but locals aren’t happy

Row as historic RAF base could be used to house 1,500 asylum seekers

The Real life roomset at IKEA in Bristol (photo: Tim Gander/PinPep)

‘Cramped and dangerous’ rooms coming to some Ikea stores - here’s why

Cost of living is £630 more expensive per month for single Brits

Cost of living leaves single Brits paying up to £630 more per month

The site of the former Comrie Colliery

Housing, hospitality, retail and leisure blueprint for former Fife colliery land

UK sees biggest fall in housing prices since 2009 financial crisis according to Halifax report.

UK sees biggest fall in house prices since financial crisis

A family hugs each other to say good-bye at a railway station (Photo by WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Fife offers sanctuary to over 300 people fleeing war in Ukraine

Shona Robison at Kingdom Housing Association’s development on the former Tullis Russell paper mill site in Glenrothes.

Minister’s visit to see transformation of Tullis Russell papermill site in Glenr...

Women are more likely to be affected by homelessness than men, a charity has said (Photo: Shutterstock)

Women more likely to be affected by homelessness than men, says charity

A total of 5514 physical threats were made against staff.

Fife Council staff received thousands of physical and verbal threats in last fou...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered members of the public to avoid travelling to work unless it was absolutely necessary (Getty Images)

Here's the latest guidance on whether you should go into work after the UK was p...

How one-in-four use money from families to buy their first home

There were demonstrations back in 2013 when the closure plans were announced.

Housing approved for former Fife primary school site

Finding out more about fire safety

Staff are expected to transfer over as part of the deal.

Progress made in securing future of Glenrothes care home

Help to Buy provides Â£1bn economic boost as 10,000 households purchase a new ho...

Warning of bogus house callers in Kirkcaldy

Dog fouling and not emptying bins were two of the biggest gripes in the area

The bug bears of Levenmouth...

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