All news on the topic: Housing

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Council blocks woman's driveway after erecting bollards on pavement outside home
One couple, from Darlington, splashed out for a new driveway not knowing they couldn't drive over the crossing in front of their house to access it and since the council have blocked off access to it with two bollards
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Inside £500K home ridiculed for being full of junk - except for kitchen
In one bedroom, clothes can be seen strewn across the floor and a chest of drawers left open with a can of baked beans in one of them, while showers in the two bathrooms are covered in filth
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Doctor ripped down fence in £200K neighbour row over 20ft strip of land
Dr Veena Paes had a bitter row with neighbours over a large piece of land between their gardens in south London and as it escalated she pulled down a fence claiming it was hers
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Commuter slapped with eye-watering £1,200 fine when leaving his regular car park
Gareth Price was charged over £1,000 to park at an NCP car park in Cardiff while visiting the city for work - with an apparent technical glitch meaning the system thought he'd been there 42 days
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'Monster mansion' built without permission to be torn down as neighbours rejoice
Gurwinder Singh was ordered to demolish his four-bedroom property after the house - the largest in the area in Willenhall - reportedly made his neighbours’ lives "hell"
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Residents at UK's biggest new 'ghost town' fume as it still has no shops or GP
It's the biggest new town in Britain, but Northstowe still doesn't have any of the basic facilities that developers promised - and residents are furious about it
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'I got screamed at over my parking at train station - but I don't see an issue'
Train station car parks are notoriously stressful, especially when you have a train to catch, but one woman has divided opinions by sharing her parking ordeal leaving people screaming at her even though she was within the lines
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'My only son, 7, died in home flooded with cyanide - it's a ticking time bomb'
Zane Gbangbola's dad, Kye, has raised concerns over history repeating itself, as housing developers continue to build properties near dumping grounds which are believed to contain cyanide
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Furious woman fined for parking in disabled bay despite having blue badge
Louise Reilly displayed the blue badge on her dashboard before popping into her local M&S store at the Braehead Shopping Centre in Glasgow before being handed a fine weeks later
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1 in 10 small house builders shut up shop since Tories came to power
According to official labour market statistics, there were 230 fewer small and medium-sized housebuilders last year as there were in 2010 - as the building of new homes in the UK has fallen
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'We keep getting fined for parking outside our home despite having permits'
Residents living in Bargoed, Wales, have slammed the local council for a "shambolic" rule which means half of their street is fined for parking outside their own home
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'Our home is caged in by endless fences we have to jump to get to work'
Rhiannon Leigh, who lives near Cobham, told how she and her partner have been "barricaded in" due to widening work on the M25 and they have to jump fence after fence just to leave
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'I'm a builder of 20 years - never do this when renovating your loo'
Stoke-on-Trent building consultant John Sale couldn't believe his eyes when he went to a client's house only to find a massive no no inside when renovating the toilet
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You can live on your own island with a pub and historic hotel for £15million
A 21-acre island complete with 25-suite hotel, a pub and a helipad could be yours for £15 million as it goes up for sale. Burgh Island is off the coast of Devon
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Inside death trap home where going to the loo could give you an electric shock
A home in Staffordshire has a dangerous feature lurking in the toilet. Building consultant John Sale pointed out that men with bad aim might be in for a nasty shock
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Cancer-stricken D-Day hero faces eight-month wait for new home after eviction
A D-Day hero who fought behind enemy lines said his medals feel worthless because of the eight-month wait for a new home. Alfred Guenigault, 98, was turfed out of his rented home
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Mum with six kids living in one room blasts trolls accusing her of 'neglect'
Mum-of-six Nicole Wong lives in a cramped two-bed council house in Leeds, but despite doing all she can to find somewhere bigger she still faces cruel taunts from TikTok trolls
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Pensioner slapped with £225 fine within seconds of stopping to read parking sign
Andy Smith had driven two friends to East Midlands Airport to drop two friends who were checking in their luggage and staying at the nearby Leonardo Hotel overnight
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'We paid £600k for dream homes, but it's too dangerous for children to play out'
Furious residents in Worcester have slammed newbuild housing developers for leaving their homes 'unfinished and unsafe', after forking out half a million pounds three years ago
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'I was fined for parking at Tesco even though ticket machine was out of order'
Catherine Williams said the incident happened when she visited the supermarket chain's Marina store in Swansea on June 12, despite her checking the ticket machine a number of times
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'I've been forced to pay £7,500 just to use my own driveway - I'm livid'
A man has been forced to pay thousands of pounds in legal fees, after his neighbour applied to use their shared driveway as an access road to a new housing development. But local residents are teaming up to stop the development going ahead.
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'My neighbour keeps dumping rubbish outside my home - and they won't stop'
The frustrated parent has been left at their wit's end after finding more rubbish dumped outside their home - after they previously reported their neighbour for the same problem
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Once thriving shopping centre now a 'ghost town' branded a 'disgrace' by locals
Coventry City Centre was once known for a buzzing and blooming city centre, with a vast range of high street and independent shops. But in the last year, it has been turning into a ghost town
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Mum adds a huge £75,000 to the value of her house with just a few simple changes
Madison Grantham spent a year renovating her home and, after spending £11,060, the property's value has doubled. She made simple changes such as adding more colour and sensory items
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Woman abandons house 2 weeks after finding 'cursed' room hidden behind closet
A woman has taken to social media to share the creepy room her sister discovered hidden behind a closet door in her new house - they moved out less than two weeks later