All news on the topic: Housing
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'We live underneath Spaghetti Junction - it's loud and dirty but we love it'
Gravelly Hill Interchange in Birmingham is one of the country's most iconic concrete structures. Some people live underneath it love it, but others don't like how noisy it is
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Motorists can park outside your drive - your legal rights when they do explained
The Highway Code clearly states that drivers should not position their vehicle outside someone else's driveway but if a motorist decides to do it anyway, it isn't classed as illegal
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Bedbugs warning as infestations soar 65% - and item in home could be to blame
There has been an increase in bedbug infestations recently and, according to an expert, a rise in second-hand furniture shopping from eBay and Facebook Marketplace could be to blame
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'Our son died living in mouldy home - but we'll never know what killed him'
Luke Brooks died from aspergillus pneumonia but an inquest ruled that the mould and damp in his Oldham home didn't play a role in causing his death in October 2022
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Woman's fury as 'passive-aggressive' business card is left on her car
A woman was furious to come back to her parked car, which wasn't blocking anyone's driveway, to find a 'passive-aggressive' note from a prankster resident
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Over 20,000 families kicked out of homes since Tories pledged to ban evictions
Households being kicked out of their homes because of no-fault evictions increased by 41% last year as the Tories fail to follow through on their 2019 promise to ban them
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Inside millionaire's abandoned mansion filled with creepy taxidermy animals
A mansion in South Wales has been visited by an urban explorer who took photos and videos of it. The property is estimated to be worth 'over a million' despite being damaged
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'World's biggest Simpsons fan' had to move to bigger house for £52k collection
Marc Venema has amassed thousands of items relating to The Simpsons, including clothing, newspaper clipping and homeware, and claims his collection is worth almost £52,000
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Tiny flat with sofa in kitchen and folding bed goes on market for £1,257 a month
A tiny flat has gone on the market in London for 1,257 a month where a sofa is squeezed into the kitchen and there is also a bed that folds into a cupboard to occupy less space
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Gran who put shed in parking bay to protect mobility scooter told to remove it
Dorothy Slater, who suffers from arthritis, says she has been ordered to remove a shed from her parking space after a planning row - but she said it protects her mobility scooter
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Life on estate 'overrun with rats' where residents 'feel like prisoners at home'
One 'forgotten' estate in South Manchester is so overrun with mice and rat infestations that residents warn they are trapped in their own homes as others 'hear them scratching in the walls'
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'We're in a living nightmare - roadworks outside home will continue for a year'
Locals living in Lincoln have shared their distress after roadworks in the area launched for 52 weeks - they fear the temporary traffic system will cause issues for emergency services and schools
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World War Two observation tower goes on sale for £160,000 - but attracts no bids
A three-storey WW2 tower near Woodbridge, Suffolk, has gone on the market as a potential quirky holiday home but the estate agents have not received any bids for it
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'My neighbour keeps claiming public parking as theirs and takes up two spots'
A disgruntled resident has shared that their neighbours try and pinch the public parking spots on their road as their own - and even send passive aggressive to try and claim ownership
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Inside abandoned millionaire's row bought up by 'unachievable' HS2 project
The HS2 project is mired in controversy, with costs spiralling and the high-speed rail link not scheduled to open until 2029 at the earliest as once-loved homes still sit abandoned
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Construction firms face the brunt of Rishi Sunak's current housing policies
The typical mortgage holder is now paying an extra £220 a month when they go to re-mortgage and it is said to be "devastating" the construction industry
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Churchgoers say 'only hope is God' as council hikes Sunday parking fees by 700%
Residents in Winchester are furious at the "insane" hike in parking charges for Sunday - with four hours now costing £17 in some car parks, some say it's "penalising people who want to go to church"
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Brits warned of hefty airport charges if you forget to pay ahead for parking
A study of car parking at airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Birmingham and Stansted found that paying for a spot ahead of your trip could save you hundreds of pounds
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'We love living under the M4 - we can't sleep if traffic isn't shaking our home'
Arthur and Gwyneth Howells and their son Jason have got so used to living under the M4 that they struggle to sleep if they don't have the chaotic noise of congestion and horns
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'We had to flee home taken over by rats that run in and out of holes in walls'
Terene Shaw and her children were forced to spend around three months in a Premier Inn and Travelodge due to problems with their property provided by Onward Homes
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'I'm losing my council home weeks after my boyfriend died - I've nowhere to go'
Everleigh Frame lost her partner Devon Singleton and, weeks later, Newark & Sherwood Council, which the Tories lost this year, told her she was being evicted from her home
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'I've revamped my council house – there were 3 things I wasn't prepared for'
A woman who managed to bag herself a council flat has shared the three important things she hadn't been prepared for before moving in, advising others to take note
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'We lost everything when our home flooded - then we won postcode lottery'
Tracy Braithwaite, from Yorkshire, won a massive £123,076 in the People's Postcode Lottery just six months after losing everything when her family home was flooded
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'We sold our UK house and moved to paradise island - rent is just £166 a month'
Matt Dearing, 36, and Carlie Donnelley, 35, sold their house in Denton along with everything they owned to make the bold move to the Indonesian island of Bali
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Residents forced to sell their cars after being charged £2.2k to park near homes
Parking firm NCP has scrapped residents’ annual permit passes and raised parking fees in Manchester and it has forced some people to make a big life decision
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