Building Societies warn on Help to Buy

Jun 19, 2013

The Building Societies warns on George Osborne's Help to Buy scheme. Should you be careful if you're considering this option to climb on the housing ladder?

Buyers have a right to know property problems upfront

Jun 18, 2013

It’s no longer ‘buyer beware’ as estate agents are forced to disclose problems with a property

Young Brits fear 'generation rent'

Jun 17, 2013

Most younger people believe that Britain will become a nation of renters within the next generation

Seller asking prices hit new record

Jun 17, 2013

House sellers' average asking prices have broken through the quarter of a million pounds milestone for the first time

Energy efficiency 'ups home value'

Jun 17, 2013

Making homes well-insulated and energy efficient could add tens of thousands of pounds to their value

Caravan used as an extension must go

Jun 14, 2013

A family who covered the garden with a caravan in order to extend the property have been rdered to remove it

Help-to-Buy 'not for second homes'

Jun 12, 2013

Second-home buyers will not be able to use the Government's Help-to-Buy scheme to purchase another property, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Is this Britain's cheapest home?

Jun 12, 2013

Property could sell for pennies. So why is it so cheap, and is it a good investment?

Letting agent fees 'out of control'

Jun 12, 2013

Letting agents' fees are now "truly out of control" and tenants are having to go without food or turn off their heating to cover the costs, a housing and homelessness charity has warned

Which celeb lived in a house like this?

Jun 11, 2013

This Piano Man's pad sold for just under $14m, just what is the going rate for a celebrity home?

Couple in rat toilet horror

Jun 11, 2013

A couple from London are said to be terrified of using the toilet, after a rat apparently crawled round the s-bend and out into their bathroom

House sales 'reach three-year high'

Jun 11, 2013

The number of homes sold in the UK over the past three months reached its highest level for more than three years in May, surveyors have reported

Captain Hardy's house up for sale

Jun 10, 2013

As Captain Hardy's house goes up for sale, we ask how much difference famous connections make to a property's value

What should you declare when selling your home?

Jun 10, 2013

Don’t be tempted to lie on the Property Information Form – because it could come back to bite you.

Many tenants 'in dark' over deposit

May 29, 2013

Almost one in three renters is unaware of their right to have their deposit ring-fenced so that their cash is kept safe, a housing charity found.