All news on the topic: Houses

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’We were sold a false dream’: Sadiq Khan faces scrutiny over flagship housing scheme as tenants face mass eviction
Sadiq Khan’s first ever "London Living Rent" tenants have told LBC they were “sold a false dream”, as they face eviction after years of dealing with substandard living conditions.
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Over 100,000 homes are still in buildings with dangerous cladding, seven years after the Grenfell Tower fire
More than 100,000 homes still have unsafe cladding that has yet to have work started on seven years after the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze killed 72 people, official stats show
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UK house purchases delayed due to issues with Chaps payments system
Bank of England said issue affected some payments on Thursday but that service had been restored by 4.30pm
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UK house prices remain subdued for third successive month
Sales average £288,455 in June but recent cuts in mortgage rates offer hope for market, says Halifax
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Cawood house linked to Humpty Dumpty rhyme up for sale
A house on the site said to be the inspiration for the Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme has been put up for sale.
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Former council house in London is on the market for £3,500,000
This unassuming home may have a deceptively modest exterior, but it’s price tag is pretty eye-watering at a cool £3.5 million.
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Cash-strapped renters face 13% rise over next three years
Despite millions already facing sky-high costs, the Resolution Foundation think-tank warns that for many renters there are ’significant housing cost rises yet to come’
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Terror as crane topples over and smashes straight through house roof on quiet street
Witnesses said the crane "sliced through" a house, after a lorry carrying the crane toppled over in a residential street in Wigan on Saturday - leading to an operation to remove the huge metal lifter
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Tory West Midlands Mayor Andy Street posts new homes boast - with photo from Hertfordshire
Tory mayor Andy Street was ridiculed for bragging about increasing social housebuilding across the West Midlands but being unable to find a photo to show new homes in the area
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Man buys wife’s parents a £600k ’forever home’ and their reactions are priceless
When he unveiled the extravagant property purchase to his family members, he wrapped it in an enormous red ribbon - and his in laws were absolutely gob smacked