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Church on sale for £85k - just £5k more than a parking space in London
The dilapidated building in Pembrokeshire is in need of some love and attention but could be a unique home for the right buyer. The church was converted by previous owners
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Sol Campbell slashes £10million off price of mansion on exclusive London street
Sol Campbell had put his eight-bedroom house on the market for £25m but has now reduced the asking price to £15m. The mansion is located in the exclusive Cheyne Walk in Chelsea
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Homeowners make huge secret discovery 'under thick slab' while digging up garden
A couple had the shock of their lives when they were gardening and made an incredible discovery in their garden - they found found a 'large thick slab' covering a secret slice of history
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Man must demolish £8k extension after planning battle - despite no complaints
Mohammed Azhar's has been ordered to knock down his unapproved home extension 12 years after it was first erected to help his elderly parents use the washroom and bathroom
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Huge 25-bedroom country pad sells at auction - for less than semi-detached house
Otterburn Hall was once a four star hotel which was known for its opulance. But the 154-year-old pile is now a dilapidated shell with smashed windows, graffitied walls and floors stripped bare
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Woman wins court row after brothers claimed she made mum cut them from £1m will
Rita Rea's three brothers claimed she had 'coerced' their mother into writing a will in 2015 that ensured her £1million London home would be given to her daughter only
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Mum forks out £50,000 making every room in home the 'perfect' shade of pink
Gemma Markland spent months transforming every room in her four-bedroom house in Wigan until it was the perfect shade of pink - and her husband, Kyle, laughs at her due to the extreme lengths she goes to
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Five expert tips to help you get a mortgage - including first-time buyer schemes
From knowing how much deposit to save, to making the use of first-time buyer schemes, we speak to the Co-operative Bank to round up everything you need to know about getting a mortgage
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Man's fury as 30ft broadband pole in front garden blocks view from his windows
Richard Carmichael, 48, fears his two-bedroom home in Hull, East Yorkshire, may have been devalued following the installation of a Connexin broadband pole in his front garden
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Top 10 best cities for first-time buyers based on affordability and happiness
Swansea has been crowned the top place to buy a home if you're a first-time buyer, with the average cost coming in at £195,687 - so which other places top the list?
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Instant cheap fix for squeaky doors will leave you bowled over by its simplicity
Whether it's a late-night bathroom trip or an attempt to sneak out for an early-morning coffee, that unmistakable squeak can be a real nuisance, especially when guests are around. But there's a really easy way to fix it
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Couple spend £150k on 'ugliest house on street' and double its value
Lizzy Williams, 37, and her husband, Phil 40, who works in finance, bought the four-bed semi-detached house in St Albans, Hertfordshire, in June 2014.
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'Britain's loneliest home' taken off market after failing to attract buyer
The three-bedroom property in Whernside, North Yorkshire, has been removed from sale, estate agents said today - it has no mains electricity or water and has failed to find a buyer
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Proud owner of gaudy pink viral house hits back at critics and defends the decor
Henry Reilly, who is trying to sell the three-bedroom semi-detached house in Prescot, Merseyside for £180,000, said he was "surprised" by the reaction after his home went viral
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Homeowner defies 'scruffy' council house stereotype with beautiful home makeover
A homeowner has declared that 'not all council houses are scruffy' as she showed off the beautiful transformation she made on her home to defy the cruel stereotype
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Landlord slammed for 'ridiculous' inspection complaint and 'nitpicking'
A woman has riled up tenants after saying people renting homes 'need educating' on expectations from property managers. It comes after a tenant was stunned when told they need clean their fingerprints off a door
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Woman slept next to brother's decaying corpse for 5 years in posh neighbourhood
A woman, aged in her 70s, slept next to her brother's rotting corpse for a staggering five years despite neighbours complaing about the alarming state of the property
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Man buys wrecked £41,000 house in 'rough area' and turns it into house of dreams
Ryan knew nothing about the property beyond the auction website photos and even less about the area where it was located he made a £41,000 bid. He got quite a shock when he picked up the keys
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Inside eerie abandoned mansion where designer shoes and luxury cars left to rot
An urban explorer has uncovered an abandoned £10.5 million mansion where £10,000 worth of designer shoes were left in unopened boxes and luxury cars have been left to rust
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Couple find a 200-year-old secret well hidden underneath their kitchen
Cody Allen and husband Kieran couldn’t face covering up the feature and decided to find a way to incorporate it into their home. Built around 200 years ago the well is not mentioned in title deeds
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Wood cabin goes on sale for £320,000 - with over 300 classic cars left on site
The cabin of this property may be for sale in New Hampshire, US but it is the surrounding treasures which which experts say makes the price of the property an absolute steal with 300 cars outside
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Most desirable town in UK named as an 'aspirational and affluent' hotspot
The top 50 list categorised towns in the east and south east regions of England and took into account the wealth-generated influence of London. Harpenden was named the most desireable town
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The one colour to paint your front door for a quicker sale
If you're struggling to sell your property, giving your front door a lick of paint could be just the transformative touch it needs. And it turns out bright colours are not the winner many people think ... with one shade in particular proving particularly attractive
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Never inhabited private island at the end of the world for sale
The island situated in what is described as 'the end of the world' due to its largely untouched land, forms part of an area which is uniquely protected and neighbuors 'the most alien-looking island' in the world
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What would most put you off buying a house - vote in our poll
When it comes to buying a house, there are many undesirable features that could put you off a particular property - but we want to know which one matters the most