All news on the topic: Housing
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UK village 'sold for £16m' after row over will as residents fear losing homes
The historic village Trevalga in Cornwall has been sold to a development firm for £16million, despite a lengthy fight against the plans by concerned residents who fear eviction
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Mystery fire at £10m home owned by wife of Putin's foe day after renovation ends
A fire broke out at a mansion under construction in Surrey on September 23. Eight crews from Surrey Fire and Rescue Service rushed to the scene, but the property was destroyed
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92-year-old cancer sufferer evicted by landlord and sleeping on son's sofa
A couple in Vancouver, Canada say they were forced out of their rented home by their landlord. One of the couple is 92 years old and is currently suffering with cancer
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'BT installed telegraph pole on my driveway while I was at work - I am furious'
Chris McNarney said a new pole installed by BT is now partly blocking her driveway - and she is also worried it will bring the value of her house down if she decides to sell
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Historic UK building collapses into river one year after new owners bought it
The 194-year-old Listed Old Courthouse building in Cockermouth, Cumbria, has partially collapsed into the River Cocker - less than two years after being declared unsafe
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'Britain's worst landlord' claims tenants 'love' him - despite dangerous houses
The dodgy landlord, who was once jailed for harassing tenants, is facing the longest letting ban in the UK. Defending himself, he says his tenants "love him" and is actually a "very soft man"
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Son who played squatters at own game tackles celeb 'living rent-free'off woman
Celebrity chef Adam Fleischman, Iron Chef winner and former judge, has been accused of moving in and living rent-free in a grieving woman's Hollywood, California home
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'Britain's worst landlord' get longest ever renting ban over 'dangerous' houses
Nilendu Das, 55, has been banned from letting properties after his 'dangerous' houses were found to have holes in the roof, ilthy mess under sinks and jagged holes in ceilings
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'UK's best car park' chosen by 'Britain's dullest man' after two-year search
The University of Warwick's Kirby Corner, in Coventry, has been awarded the accolade of "Car Park of the Year" by Kevin Beresford
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Airbnb guest from hell squats for 500 days, won't leave unless owner pays £80K
An Airbnb guest in Brentwood, California is refusing to leave unless owner pays her $100,000 - Elizabeth Hirschhorn has refused to leave the property since April 2022
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'I moved to UK's most mocked city after having epiphany and have no regrets'
Tom Winterton, who swapped his home in London for a place in Milton Keynes, is a big fan of the Buckinghamshire city and believes its reputation is far from the reality
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Furious residents stage sit-in on street to stop school run 'carnage' by drivers
South Wales Police have been forced to patrol the road, yards from 200-pupil Brynmenyn Primary School in Bridgend as tensions have escalated between the school and residents
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Couple add £640,000 to the value of their home after buying 'dilapidated' villa
Rowan, 45, and Tim Giles, 48, from Manchester, have spent over a decade renovating a 'dilapidated' villa untouched since the 1950s into a dream home for their family
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Top Tory legitimises made-up '15-minute cities' conspiracy from conference stage
The entirely invented scare story is based on a relatively uncontroversial urban planning concept which has been the case for British towns and cities for decades anyway - but a group of online cranks claim it's a nefarious plot by the New World Order to trap us in dystopian ghettoes.
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Family home has hit the market - but it appears as though it's covered in mould
The three-bedroom home in Luton, Bedfordshire has been put on the market for £230,000 but any successful buyer will need a lot of spare cash to make it liveable
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Village votes to ban second homes in bitter fight against Londoners buying up
Burnham Market has earned itself the nickname of "Chelsea-on-Sea" due to the large number of Londoners buying up second homes to enjoy its array of boutiques and fancy restaurants
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'We retired early and left the UK for sunny Spain - now we're living the dream'
Helen and Stephen Walker quit their property business, sold their three-bed semi in Cosby, Leicestershire and relocated to Yaiza, a town on the Canary Islands, Spain
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Neighbours at war over 'inconsiderate' note with locals divided on who's right
A parking row erupted in Derby after one woman left a "ridiculous" note on a man’s car, whom she accused of blocking her getting out of her drive - he then posted the message on social media
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Renters ask 'how is this allowed?' as flat has shower in the kitchen and no loo
House hunters have issued their dismay at the staggering £1,083-per-month cost of the property, which has been marketed as 'a larger than average double semi-studio'
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Pensioner evicted from his life-long home after losing lengthy landowner battle
Retired farmer Walter Renwick, 69, has been evicted from his home at at Plankey Mill, Northumberland, after losing a long-running legal battle with the Jesuits in Britain,
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'Selfish' neighbours park in woman's drive - but people divided over her actions
A woman has asked for help as she doesn't know how to fix the dilemma she's facing. Her 'entitled' neighbours keep parking in her driveway - and they're refusing to stop
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Man knocks down wall for new driveway - and is ordered to put it back up again
Mr Lynch removed a wall and garden without permission so he could build himself a driveway outside his house - and now the council has ruled it should all be put back
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'Millionaires in our town avoid us while we fight for an Aldi'
People in a part of Knutsford, Cheshire, have spoken about the town's change since the 1970s - when there were no shops, no pubs and few opportunities for young people
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Council orders two tower blocks to be knocked down as they're 'mutant'
Greenwich council in London has ordered two "eyesore" tower blocks containing 204 flats to be demolished in a row over planning permission as it says they are "substantially different" to what was approved
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Fuming residents of 'Chelsea-on-Sea' vote to ban Londoners buying second homes
The village in Norfolk has a large proportion of Londoners who own an additional property there with around a quarter of all homes in it thought to be 'second homes'
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