A flurry of gourmet restaurants opening in a certain area can tip off canny home buyers about up-and-coming locations, according to experts. 'I've seen a strong link between house prices and a thriving food-centred community,' says editor of the Waitrose & Partners Good Food Guide, Elizabeth Carter. 'You only have to look at areas such as Bristol or Margate, in Kent, to see a rise in the interest of properties plus the emergence of a vibrant, thriving food scene,'
The average first-time buyer needs an average household income of £54,400 to secure a mortgage on their first property, according to data from Zoopla.
Web-based Housesimple has already been trialling its free service in Yorkshire and the Northwest and plans to roll it out into other regions over the coming months.
A study of house-moving charges by the Reallymoving website shows stamp duty across England accounts for 46 per cent of buyers' costs. On a £500,000 home, stamp duty land tax is £15,000; on a £750,000 home, it's £27,500; while on a £1million house, it's a whopping £43,750. Those figures soar further if you are buying a second home.
In April, the average cost of a home stood at £229,000, which is £3,000 higher than at the same point a year ago, data published by HM Land Registry and the office for National Statistics reveals.
The glass isn't cheap. You can reckon on £1,200 to £1,500 per square metre before installation, which will involve organising a power supply.
The number of house hunters registered per estate agent branch saw an increase of 16% in May - rising from 265 to 307. This is the highest level recorded since September 2018, when 338 prospective buyers were registered. The supply of available housing has also jumped to its highest level since December 2018 - increasing from 35 properties available per member branch in April to 41 in May.
The deals let family or friends of homebuyers pay the equivalent of 10 per cent of value of the home into a related savings account in lieu of a deposit.
The deal is tailored to those working in the UK's essential services including police officers, firefighters, NHS staff such as paramedics, nurses and clinicians, the armed forces and teachers.
The woodland plot near St Ives, Cornwall, is on the market with Millerson estate agents in Hayle. The current owners of 'Night Garden' have used it to pitch a tent with sea views in idyllic Hain Walk, where land is in such high demand that a parking space can sell for as much as £55,000. Measuring 3,340sqft the woodland, made up of willow, redwood and oaks, is separated from the public coastal footpath by a green picket fence. Sales business development manager at Millerson, Paul Le Bas, said: 'It will be good for people who are wanting to own their piece of Cornish heaven.' Pictured bottom left and top right: The seaside views. Top left and bottom right: The woodland property. Centre: A sign for the Night Garden, fashioned from an old tree.
Dungarthill House in Dunkeld, Pethshire, boasts 11 bedrooms, a billiards room and 29 acres of land and is available for the same price as a one-bedroom flat in Knightsbridge, London.
Sir Bobby Charlton, 81, escaped from the adulation of fans at Old Trafford to the peace of his white-washed seaside cottage on the quiet Llanddona beach on Anglesey in North Wales.
Richard and Julie Arme, sick of trekking around the London underground to make money in the city, bought a four-bedroom detached house with 3½ acres of grounds and built their own romantic glamping site. The site, which has a BBQ area, woodland, a meadow and fishing lake, has proved successful, with 300 impressive TripAdvisor reviews and 22,000 Facebook followers. Their visitors pay about £100 a night in high season but profit isn't their motive.
Hill Place, which has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, wine cellar and orchard, and is near the village of Swanmore in Hampshire, sits in an elevated position within the South Downs National Park.
The lower value, more affordable markets in southern England have the higher average growth rates, according to property website Zoopla.
Angela (pictured left and right outside the home she had to reclaim as hers after crooks intercepted her mail and stole her identity) first noticed something was wrong when she returned to her home in Sutton in mid-September after spending three weeks with her mother in Wales. Her letterbox had been taped up and an ugly metal postbox fixed to her door. The police were told but did not send anyone to investigate.
Despite continuing political uncertainty, the average asking price of a home in the UK stands at £309,348 - just £91 below the peak of £309,439 seen a year ago, according to property website, Rightmove.
Rylan-Clark Neal, 30, has unveiled his transformed kitchen in his Essex home, with an island for impromptu karaoke sessions and a staggering four ovens.
The property housed five famous guests during the Channel 5 reality show Costa Del Celebrity - and it has been listed by the British pair that own it. The celebrities included Anne Diamond and her former presenting partner Nick Owen, along with TV chef Ainsley Harriott, politician's wife Christine Hamilton and 'Allo 'Allo actress Vicki Michelle.
There are no bidders in sight in BidX but they are there, virtually, sat at their computers - or even out and about on their mobiles - poised to put in a bid of hundreds of thousands of pounds.
The Prince of Wales is a well-known lover of nature and has radically transformed the Royal Gardens since he purchased Highgrove House in Doughton, in August 1980.
The £150,000 budget for Bill and Sukie Barker's home didn't cover the cost of the land in the Scottish Borders, but it did cover the cost of the build and the furniture. It took just six hours to complete the exterior walls of the house, with a further four hours to put the final structural log in place. The roof took a further three weeks, while the interior walls were also installed. Five weeks after the first log was laid, the shell was complete and TV property star Charlie Luxton, pictured top left with the couple, was impressed.
Amicia Novak, and her husband Dan bought a flat in Twickenham, South-West London, six years ago for £285,000. Now, with 14-month-old daughter Annabelle, they need more space.
In this heartfelt elegy, Juliet Blaxland reveals how she is savouring every last moment in her coastal Suffolk home, which rests on top of a collapsing cliff top.
On average, the gap between asking price and sale price across UK cities is up from 3.3 per cent in 2018 to 3.9 per cent, according to Zoopla.
Back in 2001 they bought it for $13.5 million and it how now been listed for over three times as much, a jaw-dropping $49 million.
All is not as it seems at this four-bedroom bungalow for sale in Chichester. It is on the market for £1.5m and contains an entire railway carriage. The carriage has been restored with the original doors and sash windows still in place. And its interior is equally impressive with decorative brass luggage racks, attendants' call buttons and wood panelling. The different woods used for the panelling includes satinwood, mahogany and oak.
It's the best time in seven years to lock into a longer mortgage as new data shows the gap between two and five-year fixes has shrunk to near-record lows.
Around four in five property owners remain optimistic about house price growth in the next six months, although the picture varies across different regions.
The average home in the UK costs more than £200,000 but it possible to buy one for a quarter of that - although it's likely to need some work. Among the homes we found was one on the Orkney Islands, bottom right, the area was named as the best place to live in Britain by the Halifax quality of life survey earlier this year. Other locations include clockwise from bottom left, Doncaster, Northumberland, Rotherham and Middlesborough, inset.
It's stating the obvious to say the High Street is in crisis. It's worse than many think. In the year to April, the number of empty shops across the UK increased by more than 7,500.
As Chelsea Flower Show kicks off this week, we ask what are some of the most en vogue features that will truly set your garden apart.
With rising house prices, many homeowners have found themselves property rich but cash poor. Well, the good news is that you don’t have to move out to turn your house into a cash machine.
We have found that many of their deals are not as sweet as they seem — and many will still charge you even if they don't sell your home.
It looks like a medieval castle that might date back centuries, with castellated exterior walls and a dragon gargoyle. But, in reality, this is a modern detached house in Torquay, Devon, completed less than 30 years ago. While the grounds and boundary walls of the property in Torquay are Grade II listed, the four-bedroom house was completed in 1992. It is called Lincombe Keep and is on the market for £1.5million.
House prices at the exclusive Sandbanks have surged by £161,944 in just one year, compared with a £5,000 average at other seaside towns.
How many of the half a dozen log cabins in our quiz can you get right, with values ranging from £25,000 to an impressive £1million.
Phil Spencer, who hosts popular TV shows such as Location, Location, Location, reveals some of his simple value-adding tips, such as naming your house and hanging mirrors.
Fans of TV's Escape to the Chateau can enjoy the same designs in their own homes as Angel has included it in her new range of home furnishings
The colours are from a range of paint suppliers, including Farrow & Ball, Little Green, and Valspar. They include Bone China Blue by Little Greene, Setting Plaster by Farrow and Ball and Puttin' on the Ritz by Valspar.
Figures released today by the RICS have confirmed that tenant demand is rising across the the country while the number of new landlords entering the market is dwindling.
Often it's not enough just to have a simple asking price, other terms include phrases such as 'offers in excess of', 'guide price' and 'price on application'. But what do these actually mean?
There are growing numbers changing their lifestyles and their homes to get closer to nature and give their families a taste of the countryside.
The average amount of time it takes to sell a property in Britain is 56 days, reveals property website Zoopla.
Having bought it almost a decade ago in the summer of 2010 for £735,000, he stands to make a cool ‘profit’ of £515,000 - but only if he finds a buyer willing to pay the current asking price. The attractive four-bedroom property has been on the market since July last year but has so far failed to sell.
Landlords are not allowed to discriminate against a disabled tenant and are required to make required changes to a property if the situation arises.
Mark Boyle hasn't switched on a light for three years. Nor has he boiled a kettle, bunged on a wash, turned on the oven, or the radio or made a phone call at his cabin on the west of Ireland.
Ever since we first took to decorating our rooms and homes, it was generally understood that cushions were a sign of wealth: the more of them, the greater the opulence.
Although modular homes need the same groundwork to connect to gas, electricity and water as traditional homes, they can be put together in a week, saving a third of the build time overall.
The asking price of an Isle of Wight property that appeared on TV's Grand Designs has been slashed by almost £1million. Owners Bram and Lisa Vis took the drastic step after the property failed to sell, reducing the price from £3.95million to £2.99million in the last six months. The huge 7,200 square foot six-bedroom modern house is set within 2.2 acres of land with an additional 3.8 acres of private beach, along with a heated swimming pool and a jacuzzi.
Britons enjoy 10m caravan holidays a year and life on the road has been given a trendy makeover by the Van Life movement. Now Camplify is tapping into that by letting people rent or hire out campers.
Manor houses top the list of most expensive country and village homes at an average price of £1,431,944, while the cheapest way into quintessential country life is cottage at £606,886.
A second-hand 40ft narrowboat might cost about £25,000 – almost a tenth of the price of an average £240,000 bricks-and-mortar home. Toby (pictured) bought a 49-foot barge.
Homeowners in many parts of the country have previously seen the value of their property increase by more than the amount they can earn by going to work. But this is no longer the case in many places.
Four-time Olympic ski racer Emma Carrick-Anderson and her husband former English ski champion Phil Smith supported their children's careers by moving house. Several years on and the decision has paid dividends as the Carrick-Smith brothers have already been crowned British ski champions and they are working towards the Winter Olympics.
We make plenty of mistakes when buying and selling homes according to industry experts. But there are things we can do to prevent them
Director of Australian company Vault Interiors Justine Wilson shared how using the right accessories in a home can elevate the freshness and elegance of a living room, bathroom or bedroom.
Even once you have your offer accepted on a property, or have accepted one on yours, there is plenty that can go wrong, but follow these simple steps to make it as smooth as possible.
Home owners can see the charges they pay to live in leasehold properties surge in the years after snapping up their home, as they are at the mercy of the owner of the land.
You'll need £65million if you fancy buying this private island in the Bahamas, which is the most expensive property for sale on the property website Rightmove. The dreamy property is still for sale as it has failed to capture the hearts of any billionaire property buyers, having been on the market for almost a year.
The Georgian townhouse in East London, where the '40 Winks' boutique hotel is based, is on the market for £2million and thought to be one of the capital's oldest surviving terraced properties
A floor plan can be used to help buyers get closer to the true market value of a property and decide how much they should offer.
The new purpose-built rental properties in London's Wembley Park offer tenants a host of benefits, including being able to bring their pets along to live with them.
Zoopla research looked at the average rental yields of two-bedroom properties in towns with a minimum of 50,000 households, and Rochdale topped the list.
We’ve found 10 properties, each with seven bedrooms, that range in value from a relatively small budget of just £100,000 to an eye-watering £30million.
There are some key aspects of buying a flat that need to be addressed if you're going to avoid some of the common pitfalls of moving into your first home.
From the outside, it looks like a rather bland bungalow with little to entice buyers in. But take a step over the threshold of this Edinburgh property for sale and there is a treasure trove of interior design delights on display, including some potentially valuable vintage furniture. Experts suggest that the furniture designs are so sought-after today that they could fetch thousands of pounds.
Generation Y, those aged between 23 and 38, have to save for an average of eight years and four months to afford the average mortgage deposit of £42,836
Joanne Darbyshire, above, and her husband Mark bought their £400,000 house leasehold in 2010. Government figures suggest there are 4.2 million leasehold properties in England.
In the Spring Statement the Chancellor announced new standards 'mandating the end of fossil fuel heating systems in new homes from 2025 delivering lower carbon, and lower fuel bills too'.
Dick Strawbridge and his wife Angel swapped their two-bed flat in Essex for a French chateau - and now their helping others to do the same in Channel 4's Escape to the Chateau DIY.
Phil Spencer and Kirstie Allsopp (pictured top right) revealed an unexpected feature of a bungalow in Croydon that the house's owner admitted made it look like it was a '1980s porn set'. The house and its colourful swimming pool (middle) featured in the Channel 4 show 'Love It or List It', with Phil describing it as being 'like Hugh Hefner's Surrey retreat'. Kirstie goes on to describe how the house from the outside looks like a 'normal' bungalow (bottom left) with a 'normal' looking lounge that has a curtain that…opens onto a, er, swimming pool.' (Top left) Tony Congdon and Christine Attwood (bottom right) bought the unusual bungalow as a 'party house' 22 years ago. The house underwent a £150,000 renovation to turn the strange swimming pool area into a bright and modern living room.
The Grand Discount!
Ultra-modern Grand Designs property with its own beach sees price cut by almost £1million - as owners sell for less than it cost to complete
Would you move house to support your children's careers?
This couple did, swapping a luxury five-bed house for a one-bed flat on the ski slopes - and now their three children are heading to the Olympics
Is this the future for tenants?
Build-to-Rent flats that include utility bills in the monthly cost and no deposit are available in Wembley Park but a studio is £1,450 a month
Buyer beware!
Eight questions every first-time buyer must ask before they buy a flat - from what they can borrow, to leasehold and ground rent traps
Step back into the 1960s!
Bland bungalow that's a secret timewarp to the Swinging Sixties with retro furniture and avocado bathroom hits market for £310,000
'We swapped our £400,000 Lincolnshire home for a 15-bed French chateau'
Couple quit their jobs and move across the Channel to transform a run-down stately home into a B&B
Are you Keeping Up Appearances?
Unique chance to be Hyacinth Bucket's 'neighbour' as house featured in the popular sitcom is listed for £495,000
'It looked like a 1980s porn set!'
The house and swimming pool featured in C4 television show 'Love It or List It', with Phil Spencer describing it as being ' like Hugh Hefner's Surrey retreat'.
Inside the £1m Norwich penthouse that YouTube built
Pixiwoo's Sam Chapman gives a tour of her £1million penthouse to her two million subscribers
Not such a folly!
Grand Designs couple who spent £400k buying and renovating a 'mini-castle' put it on the market for £850k - just nine months after moving in
Both these homes cost £850,000, but which would you prefer?
One is a castle in the Wiltshire village of West Ashton and the other is a flat in the West London borough of Hounslow
A real celebrity hideout
Luxury £3M home for sale on the private Cotswolds estate where Kay Burley successfully hid on Celebrity Hunted
Reduce, reuse and recycle!
How Escape to the Chateau stars Dick and Angel indulge their love of vintage items, including a recycled copper bath
It's a real showstopper!
Two water towers in Essex have been converted into a £1.6m home that includes two original theatre signs from the West End
Fancy living at one of Europe's smartest addresses?
Luxury homes for sale at Portugal's Quinta do Lago where Holly Willoughby and Dragon's Den Peter Jones hang out
How to give your home the Instagram factor
An Airbnb expert's 10 interior design tricks to make your property stand out
Childhood memories that led to a Grand Design
How Steph and Alex Wilson built a countryside home for £370k, with a little help from a lifelong friend
Fancy living the life of an Apprentice candidate?
Former contestant Harrison Jones is selling his £350k flat in West London
Will this be London's next iconic building to live in?
Canary Wharf continues to be transformed by a tower designed by the architects behind the Tate Modern and Bird's Nest
Revealed: Britain's top 10 most expensive streets (outside of London)
Surrey street popular with Premier League stars has the priciest property with homes costing £6million
How much does a two-bedroom home cost?
Take our tricky quiz to see if you can guess the price of 10 properties across Britain
Ever spotted the unusual row of period townhouses beside the A4 when entering West London?
We reveal their stunning interiors as one becomes available to buy for £2m
Sutton or Sandbanks?
Old family home in South London is replaced with multi-million pound designer house similar to those found in the Dorset millionaire's playground
The ultimate treehouse!
West Midlands home built from timber grown in the backyard cost £275k to build and is now for sale for £795k
What would you find most attractive in a potential home?
Now share your opinion
We visit the 'eBay for property' to watch homes go under the digital hammer
There are no bidders in sight but they are there, virtually, sat at their computers - poised to put in a bid of hundreds of thousands of pounds.
How much do you need to earn to get on the property ladder?
The average first-time buyer needs an average household income of £54,400 to secure a mortgage on their first property.
Online estate agent drops all charges and offers to sell properties without any fee
Web-based Housesimple has already been trialling its free service and plans to roll it out over the coming months.
Bankers claim they can't help mortgage prisoners despite potential rule changes
Banks have said today they aren't able to offer a way out for the vast majority of mortgage prisoners.
Homebuyers wrongly told they can only get a home loan if they buy life or income protection cover
Our research reveals more than three in 10 borrowers have been told life insurance is a legal requirement.
Lender offers special bumper mortgages to firefighters, police officers and nurses
The deal is tailored to those working in the UK's essential services.
Competition watchdog launches probe into possible mis-selling of leasehold properties
The CMA's decision follows a scandal in the sector that has left up to 100,000 families facing crippling ground rents.
Five-year fixed rate mortgages are nearly as cheap as two-year deals
It's the best time in seven years to lock into a longer mortgage as the gap between two and five-year fixes shrinks to near-record lows.
Barclays steps up Family Springboard offer that lets buyers enlist help
The deals let family of homebuyers pay the equivalent of 10 per cent of the home into a related savings account in lieu of a deposit.
How Britain's £239bn buy-to-let bubble burst: Our devastating report reveals landlords ruined by tax penalties
A deluge of taxes and an uncertain market has seen tens of thousands abandon the buy-to-let industry.
Buying with a partner or teaming up with friends can get you on the property ladder faster, but beware the pitfalls
Help to Buy homeowners may miss out on good rates when they remortgage: So is a 95% mortgage a better option?
Mortgage tips
How to buy a home with a small deposit:
Here's what you must know about 95% mortgages
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