A 32-year-old Londoner has won a competition to live in the capital rent-free for the next year, but tells the MailOnline that he may still struggle to afford to buy a home with his wife next year. read
Dogs bring loveable chaos to a home - even if you buy them pricey, luxurious accessories. read
Should those who were looking to buy or sell in the coming months put their plans on ice, or does a bit of election uncertainty offer an opportunity? read
The average price of a semi-detached property has soared in some parts of the country, including areas of Winchester and Bristol where typical values have reached more than £1million. read
A third of homes had their original asking price reduced, with the average discount standing at £24,989, according to research by property website Zoopla. read
What’s it like to be one of the estimated 15,000 people who live on a boat in the UK? Nick Corble, the author of a new guide, gives us the inside track on life on the water. read
Brexit-fuelled panic in the housing market has failed to materialise - but we're just starting to negotiate Britain's exit deal. Will house prices fall as Osborne predicted? We take a look. read
A child typically expects their parents to fork out £17,013 to help them with a deposit, according to the findings by insurer Aviva - but half of parents expect to give less than £10,000. read
Just when you thought mortgage rates couldn't drop any lower, challenger bank Atom has broken a new record with five-year fixed rates starting at just 1.29 per cent. read
We're no longer wall-flowers. Bright, clashing papers are bringing new life and colour to our walls. There's never been a better time to go wild at home. read
The prospect of a £91,000 Bulgarian bolthole tops a list that feels like a throwback to the days when daytime TV was awash with programmes featuring far-flung holiday homes. read
Whisper it quietly but beach huts — unchanged for decades and regarded as nostalgic reminders of the British seaside circa 1950. read
The former police headquarter in Derbyshire has been converted into a family home,and has gone on the market for sale for £500,000. read
Almost one in five people who have applied for some form of credit over the past year has been turned down. read
UK developers are set to be banned from selling new-build houses with leases that can double every decade and end up costing British families a fortune. read
Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud described the Hexagon House as a success 'despite all its quirks' - which included an 800-year-tree trunk as a central staircase. read
Brighton is one of the most popular towns to live in outside of London (despite the unreliable commuter journey into the capital) with house prices increasing 47% in almost a decade. read
The wild and remote archipelago off the north coast of Scotland won the accolade for the best countryside living after scoring well on education, crime rates and leisure. read
English Heritage has launched an initiative to measure the spread of clothes moths across the country. They are handing out free clothes moths traps to help gather moth data. read
People are far more willing to move away from the place where they were born to secure a job, to attend university or even for romance, new research has revealed. read
The $2.2million apartment has doubled in price since being bought 'off-plan' by an investor in 2014, and it has not been lived in since it was bought. read
St Moritz is a favourite among celebrities from Pippa Middleton to Claudia Schiffer, but it's notoriously hard to buy property for non-Swiss. One firm's found a - slightly convoluted - solution. read
The biggest gap was in London's Haringey, where the average home rose in value by £91,000 more over two years than the median earner living there took home after tax. read
A large, Grade II listed former church in the North of England, with a bell tower and original stained glass windows, has been put on the market for £150,000. read
House prices in Kensington and Chelsea are up 648 per cent in two decades, from £297,768 to £1,857,287. But the steepest increase is in Hackney, where values are up 702 per cent, claims Lloyds Bank. read
The rate matches the lowest ever seen on the British mortgage market - and a similar deal was offered by HSBC last year, but it was pulled by the bank in December. read
Homeowners need to ensure they comply with the Party Wall Act if they are thinking about extending into the roof or basement of their property. read
All of the 10 most viewed homes on property website Zoopla last month are detached homes with at least five bedrooms. read
The luxury home cinema includes Meyer sound, the same type used in Hollywood's finest screening rooms - but can you recreate your own version with a more modest budget of £10k? read
There's a new kid on the Scandinavian block of interior terms. The Swedish art of lagom is the hottest new trend - and broadly translates as just the right amount. read
Leasehold has been a traditional part of the housing market, but there are areas where 'urgent reform may be need', the Government has said. read
The location of this luxury designer apartment explains the hefty asking price. It is in the heart of London's fashionable Belgravia, with Harrods just a stone's throw away. read
Wilton Castle is for sale through estate agents Jackson-Stops & Staff for £1.5million and comes with the option to buy the title 'the Lord of Wilton Castle'. read
Follow our eight point plan if you're the owner of a leasehold property and need to take action against a property management company offering a poor service. read
We have found mobile homes that are priced between £250,000 for a two bedroom version and £499,950 for such a property with three bedrooms and ensuite bathrooms. read
The party wall agreement. is, for those who haven’t had the pleasure, a licence to print cash for chartered surveyors and lawyers. (One among many some might argue.) read
The Office for National Statistics found that the average price of an 'entry-level' home in England and Wales is £140,000, requiring a deposit of £21,000. read
Speaking at a conference in central London, Gavin Barwell MP said there was 'no silver bullet' to resolve the country's housing crisis - just a number of 'small adjustments'. read
More than 30 per cent of homes for sale across Britain's largest towns and cities have been reduced in price, according to the latest research. read
None of the homes have been completed yet, but already 60% have been sold on the luxury development, which is next to Waterloo station in London. read
Things may all be decided amicably when a partner moves in, but in the unfortunate event of a split the owner of the property may find their ex claiming they are due a stake. read
The Government has laid out is housing plans - but what will they mean for you? We take a look at the proposals in detail. read
The most expensive place to buy a house and commute into London included Oxshott in Surrey, while one of the cheapest is Chatham in Kent, according to the study by estate agents Savills. read
Having a million pounds at your disposal was once a sure fire way of being able to afford a luxury property. But soaring house prices mean these million pound homes for sale may not be what you were expecting. read
It's not only the love matches and the maitre d's Fred Sirieix that have made TV's First Dates such a success. The restaurant's interior has won hearts too. We reveal where to buy similar lights. read
London's galleries are full of inspiring colour palettes and vibrant prints, so let be grey be gone and welcome brilliant brights into your home. read
Modern timber frame homes offer flexibility and can be installed onsite within days. We take a look at your options if you're thinking of building your own Grand Design. read
Buy one of these apartments, in Chamonix, France, and you can enjoy it for three to six weeks a year and get a small annual income. We explain how leaseback buying works. read
The Government has publicly backed the development of 14 new 'garden villages' - but would you welcome or fight one of the new developments if they're in your neighbourhood? read
Eaton Square in London's exclusive area of Belgravia has been unveiled as the most expensive street in England and Wales, with an average price of £16,944,000. read
The policy is designed to help the thousands of tenants paying hundreds of pounds in upfront fees But it will end up hurting the people it was designed to protect. read
With its stone turrets and black cannons, this castle looks as though it was built centuries ago. But it was only built 22 years old and includes hidden stair cases and state-of-the-art invisible wall speakers. read
It was a hard fought interiors battle, involving painted floors that hadn't dried and new drawer handles that hadn't arrived. But the winner of the Great Interior Design Challenge has been announced. read
The luxury apartment in London's Pimlico has a retro industrial feel with handmade pieces of furniture, including a bedstead made from scaffolding pipes and wooden planks read
The Isle of Skye won the accolade following a survey of nearly 24,000 people by property website Rightmove, in a list that heavily featured seaside locations. read
You may be under the impression that it's impossible to buy a property for £50,000 given the average British house price is four times that amount, but it can still be done. read
The top 20 towns to turn a profit on self-build have been revealed by a developer - but there's one slight catch - you will need very deep pockets for these grand designs. read
The district of Winchester - which includes the Cathedral city of the same name - has been named the best place to live after scoring highly on a range of issues, including including health and life expectancy read