Revealed: the London postcodes where tenants spend the least on rent
In South London areas like Croydon and Sutton tenants spent around 20 per cent of their salary on rent, compared to 77 in the city centre
The five west London Crossrail areas with the lowest house prices
House-hunters wanting to live on the Crossrail route should target their search in these west London hotspots
How spotting a derelict home could earn you cash
Despite the housing crisis the number of empty homes is rising in the UK, and one property developer wants the public’s help to find out where they are
House prices now forecast to go higher than expected this year
The housing market is still struggling with a lack of supply, meaning agents think prices will take longer to ‘come back down to earth’
Tax perks and European residency on the Med’s sunshine island
The Mediterranean island has 320 days of sunshine a year and Brits can get the right to live there, in return for buying a new property worth a minimum of €300,000
‘We lost over £40k in fire but the developers still aren’t paying up’
Just like Grenfell Tower, the Worcester Park development lacked adequate cavity barriers to prevent the spread of fire. It burnt down in 2019.
How would economic recession impact London house prices?
The risks are growing that the UK could slide into a recession. But property experts predict the market will cool rather than crash
Inside modest cottage thought to be Kate and William’s Windsor home
As the Cambridges prepare to relocate to the Windsor Estate, see how their reported new home compares to Kate’s past properties
London house prices rise again ‘despite considerable headwinds’
Spring sale prices remain strong but there are signs of an impending slowdown in the property market
Remote Scottish island with ancient mansion for sale for £1.75m
The entire island of Vaila, including its historic mansion, watchtower, caretaker’s house and farmhouse, is on sale for the same price as a semi-detached house in Islington
Grandmother of 10 ‘stunned’ to win £3.5m dream home with £10 ticket
How will the latest interest hike impact your mortgage?
Interest rates have risen again, meaning millions could be set for higher mortgage costs. How much will your monthly payments increase?
What is Right to Buy — and what are the new changes?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced plans to extend the Right to Buy scheme to housing association tenants.
‘Years into the cladding crisis, our flat may still be dangerous’
Stuck in an unsellable one-bedroom home, Zoe Bartley tells Ruth Bloomfield how her family of five and two pets are coping.
Comment: ‘We need more action not words for building safety’
The Building Safety Act comes into force later this month, but the government’s timeline gives another 12 to 18 months of legislation and transition.
Five years after Grenfell: Are London’s tower blocks any safer?
On the fifth anniversary of the fire that killed 72 people, millions are still affected by the building safety crisis and anger is mounting at the slow pace of change
Rare ‘shipbuilder’s mansion’ in Rotherhithe for sale for £4.7 million
Overlooking the Thames, the carefully restored Georgian home with an octagonal glazed cupola is the only shipbuilder’s house and dry dock left in the area
Water mill home listed for sale for the first time in 180 years
In addition to the converted water mill, the Bucks estate for sale has a two-bedroom windmill in the garden
Right to buy ‘unlikely to work in London’ given sky-high housing costs
Property experts are questioning whether the Government’s new right to buy plan will work for families living in even the cheapest areas across London.
John Lewis reveals the locations of its first new-build rental homes
The retailer announced Bromley, West Ealing and Reading as the first sites for its plan to build 10,000 new homes.
What age do first-time buyers typically get on the property ladder?
People trying to get on the property ladder are being faced with rising house prices and mortgage rates
House prices hit record high in May but market shows signs of cooling
An imbalance between supply and demand for properties remains the primary reason driving the climb in house prices.
Two of London’s green cabbie shelters given listed protection
The iconic Victorian shelters were built as refuges for London’s horse-drawn cab drivers and are still used today as as pitstops for black taxis
Seven-year high in first-time buyers using family help to buy a home
Last year 46 per cent of UK first-time buyers had help from a family member and market forecasters say that figure is expected to rise
Camden Highline: final designs revealed for London’s £50m new sky park
Inspired by the New York highline, the project will turn disused railway viaducts into an elevated park if approved by Camden Council
Off-market sales soar in London amid fierce competition for homes
A record 23 per cent of sales in the capital were agreed off market in the first five months of 2022 as buyers seek to beat the ‘stock starved’ market
The Elizabeth line stops with greatest house price growth
Londoners who bought on Crossrail’s top stops are enjoying record price growth as the Elizabeth line finally opens.
The cheapest places to buy a house or a flat along the Elizabeth line
The cheapest locations are all on the east and south-east London sections of the Elizabeth line, in key areas with average houses under £500,000 and flats under £250,000. Here’s where to start your search.
Three metre-wide skinny house in Hackney on sale for £1.3 million
This converted coach house is priced more than double the London average per square foot
UK house prices continue to soar in spite of rate hikes
Nationwide said the average price of a home in the UK rose 0.9% in May — the 10th successive monthly increase
Beach hut price rises £10k in a year — these are the new hotspots
Prices have jumped more than £10k in a year, with hotspots including Felixstowe in Suffolk.
Buying off-market no longer just for super rich as sellers hold back
One in five London homes are now sold outside of traditional channels. Here’s what you need to know about buying off-market.
Homes with gardens come at average £64,000 premium across the capital
The highest premium for private outdoor space is found in Kensington & Chelsea where homes with gardens are priced £166,000 higher than those without.
800-year-old riverside area is Crossrail’s 10-year house price winner
Crossrail’s 10-year house price growth winner. Here’s what you should know about the south-east London neighbourhood undergoing a £1 billion transformation.
‘I mourned the Astoria a decade ago but maybe Crossrail’s worth it’
Crossrail’s opening is a new era for London, even if we lost treasured venues along the way
The best-value property hotspots within 1km of Elizabeth Line stations
New research reveals the best-value areas within one kilometre of London’s Elizabeth Line stations.
East London cultural hub with 21,500 new homes and Crossrail coming
Culture, food and new homes all make Stratford a hotspot.
Crossrail areas where house prices and rents are up most in 10 years
The increasing cost of living in the capital and more flexible working have encouraged Londoners to move to Crossrail’s outer reaches