All news on the topic: Housing

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Mum outraged after house viewers leave her flat a mess - including toilet stains
The homeowner was annoyed to return to the flat she had tidied and styled ahead of the viewing just to find someone has undone all of her hard work inside the property
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'Neighbour's ivy infestation is taking over my shed - I'm plotting to stop it'
Nobody wants to find ivy creeping into their garden, but one resident is determined to take action after spotting vines moving toward their shed from their neighbour's property
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Flat next to Arsenal has shower in the kitchen as people say it 'must be a joke'
The unusual £1,250-a-month property is just a few feet away from Arsenal's Emirates Stadium - but flat hunters have been left scratching their heads after it appeared to have a shower in the kitchen
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Family home ruined as sinkhole with 'fetid odour' leaves massive hole in floor
The problem started as a leak but now a huge hole has opened up in the middle of the family home, completely ruining the living space
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Gran furious as flat is infested with plague of slugs that ruin family dinners
Rose Alexander, from Edinburgh, says her flat is so damp she is constantly having to fight off an invasion of the slimy critters - including on Christmas Day as she served up dinner
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Mum 'at breaking point' as family-of-8 forced to live in one-bed council flat
Cheryl Shaw says she is at breaking point as her family of eight are forced to live on top of one another in the damp, mouldy, one bed flat in Manchester and her pleas for help go unanswered
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Couple unable to sleep as home overrun by 'German cockroaches' crawling up walls
Louise Brown, 40, and her partner Daren Devries, 49, were horrified to find dozens of the creatures were crawling up their walls during the night and they now have rashes and struggle to breathe
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Festering mountain of rubbish dumped outside home sparks misery for neighbours
People in Handsworth, Birmingham, are begging authorities, including housing association Midland Heart, to take action as the rubbish has piled up outside the building
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Your rights if you disagree with your neighbour about wall or fence being built
If you notice your neighbour is constructing a fence you think crosses your boundary, it's worth knowing what your rights are if you plan to confront them about it
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Disabled pensioner hit with £100 fine for parking 'one inch' outside bay
The woman, 85, felt "angry, ill, sick, [and] disappointed" when she received the fine for parking incorrectly in a space in Cardiff Bay Retail Park on April 5 this year
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Top 10 most affordable places to buy a home in Great Britain
Research by the bank and lender found that Scotland was home to the "most affordable" place with Inverclyde, which is just west of Glasgow, taking the top spot
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'We live in posh UK town but eyesore estate abandoned for 10 years is hell'
People on The Coppice estate, which runs along Eastwood Drive in Marple, have to endure frequent visits from emergency services who are constantly having to clean up the mess left by youths and drug users
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'I couldn't get a mortgage so I spent £20,000 to turn barn into £450,000 home'
After being told she'd never get a mortgage as a single earner, Isobel Perl decided to convert a barn next to her parents' home. She says it'll be worth £450,000 when it's done
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'Cheeky' friend slammed for parking on pal's drive and letting strangers do same
The homeowner was shocked to find several cars parked in her drive when she returned home from work - one she recognised and two she didn't - leaving no space for her husband's car
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Family of seven living in a tent after quitting home over rodent 'infestation'
Elysia Asensio and fiancé Christian Orme say they have not been offered a viable alternative, so they are instead having pay £800 a month to pitch their tent on farmland
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Woman's outrage after neighbour admits cutting down tree in her private garden
People urged the resident to pursue legal action after she complained about her destructive neighbour, who took it upon themselves to rearrange her private garden
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Diggers move in as defiant resident on 'lonely' street refuses to leave estate
Nick Wisniewski, 67, is the only person living on his estate in North Lanarkshire which is being demolished as he is refusing to accept £40,000 from the council for his flat
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'We live on UK's dirtiest road with giant rats and waste you can see from space'
Locals have put up with fly-tipped rubbish, giant rats and disgusting human waste at the back of their homes for a decade, and now they're fed up of the council 'doing nothing'
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Family buy decaying wreck in national park and turn it into £1.2m dream home
The home, which is in a glorious location, has stunning wall to ceiling windows to make the most of the stunning views and comes with a whole load of land
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Man 'mortified' by detail in estate agent's photo of his house
Making sure your home looks it's very best when it comes to selling it is always filled with difficulty but one man made a big mistake in some snaps captured by his pal
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'Wetherspoons customers cars are leaving us trapped in our homes'
A man moved out of his home amidst a parking row in Norwich where Wetherspoon's customers cars are blocking residents from leaving their homes and walking their children to school.
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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