The London borough of Kensington and Chelsea is the most expensive area in the UK to buy with one square metre costing about £12,000, nearly six times more than the national average.

The sun is shining on second-steppers like Ryan Phayer and his wife Alexandra as sky high demand for first homes makes it a little easier to jump up the housing ladder.

The furniture and possessions from a family home are unlikely to fit into a retirement apartment or cottage. So, what do you do?

Sam Malin, a geophysicist who has set up several oil and gas exploration companies, and Irene Major, a former Miss Cameroon, bought Principal House in 2006 for £565,000.

Water mills have been around since Roman times - so it's no wonder they evoke thoughts of a different era. Gordon Miller looks at all the options for people who like to live near water.

According to Zoopla, my house is worth £283,000, which sounds very precise. How seriously should I take this?

In a mark of the UK's divided property market, Nationwide building society said it estimated a record 38% of homes sold were bought outright by cash buyers.

Buying and selling property is always eventful. My own recent experience was no exception. But the lessons I learned could help make yours go more smoothly, says Laura Shannon (pictured).

With seven years left to go on her mortgage Stephanie Ford (pictured) is aware that borrowers are living in a golden age.

Homeowners can fix for two years at just 1.29 per cent and up to ten years at less than 3 per cent. We highlight the best mortgage deals and look at whether it is time to fix.

According to RAC Insurance, 62 per cent of motorists don't feel the need to tuck their cars away every night, preferring to use a garage to store junk, tools and garden equipment.

The number of landlords selling buy-to-let properties increased in April after many were spooked in the run-up to the general election, according to ARLA.

In the three months after the last election, properties coming to market increased by 17 per cent, Rightmove said. It has tipped a fresh burst of activity this year too.

Once summer arrives it can grow a foot a week and start strangling all other plant life. The plant can shoot upwards to more than 7ft high. It can wreak havoc with your chances of selling or buying a home

Mortgage borrowers are being urged to grab a unique post-Election chance to slash their monthly repayments for the next two years. Paul Jones and Kirsty Stone (pictured) have a two-year deal.

Some 40,281 new homes have been registered by housebuilders between January and March this year at industry body the National House Building Council.

The UK's booming property market has pushed moving costs from £7,475 in 2004 to £11,894 last year.

The proportion of people aged between 20 and 45 putting money aside to buy a house has dropped from 57 per cent last year to 43 per cent this year, Halifax said.

Tinsa, a Spanish valuation service, says prices of homes on the Mediterranean coast rose 0.2 per cent in March - the first increase since January 2008.

Buyers scared off by potential mansion tax plans plotted by the Labour party if they managed to grab power are set to flock back to the higher-end property market.

Andrew Bailey, boss of the Prudential Regulation Authority, said he was watching a rise in high-risk lending closely. But Graham Beale argued he had seen no evidence of stretched lending.

Research by the house share website SpareRoom has found that almost half of all tenants are asked to pay so-called 'admin costs' of £298 - money then pocketed by agents and landlords.

I've worked out I would still be able to put a double bed up there and there would be enough height in the centre of the room for anyone to stand up. My question is - can I still call this a bedroom?

My husband and I are on the cusp of retirement. We have been talking about our future and have decided we want to run a bed and breakfast. Where do we start?

Read our steps for avoiding mortgage arrears if you feel you are about to fall into the red

Choosing the right way to buy life insurance can save you thousands of pounds. We explain the trick to getting the best deal