All news on the topic: Housing

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Family save £10k a year on rent and bills after moving into renovated school bus
Dana Kovalkova, 28, and husband, Richard Fox, 32, bought the bus for £2,000 after growing tired of "wasting" £1,100 a month rent for their three-bedroom home
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Residents ridicule fence built over path - and no one knows who put it there
The developer, Avant Homes, said it didn't put it up while Redcar and Cleveland Council believes a member of the public erected the fence rail in Guisborough, Teesside
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'We were fined £70 while waiting to use Asda car wash - we won't be going back'
Danielle Tucker waited to use a self-service jet wash at the 24-hour garage on June 4 at the Asda petrol station in Northfield Avenue, Kettering, Northants, before receiving a fine days later
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Map of areas where house prices are rising and falling the most - see full list
The average house price in the UK was £286,000 in April, which was £9,000 higher than 12 months earlier. However, it was £7,000 lower than the recent peak in September 2022
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Housebuyer in hysterics at note previous owner left under wallpaper in 1990s
A woman has taken to social media to share the handy note she discovered under her wallpaper when redecorating her new home - and wanted to share it with the world
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'My neighbour kept blocking my driveway - so I took matters into my own hands'
A man has taken to social media to share the 'petty revenge' he got on his neighbour who kept parking up in his drive to avoid paying $270 (£212) per month to park outside his own house
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Mum called for benefit system change months before dying in mouldy home
Karen McBride's experiences of the benefits system led to her becoming an integral part of the Poverty Truth Commission, where she gave "inspiring" speeches calling for everyone to "have a lifeline within reach"
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Brits spending more on rent than at any other point in last 10 years
According to property portal Zoopla, the average UK tenant is paying 28.3% of their yearly pay, before tax, on their rent alone
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'My neighbour blocked my drive for days then raged at me when I confronted him'
When a man decided to confront his neighbour about his annoying parking habit, things escalated so much that the man decided to call the council - but his neighbour drove off
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Residents fume as they face being fined £100 for parking outside their own homes
People living in Caxton Close, in Tenterden, Kent, claim that those with parking permits have been wrongly fined by automatic cameras and nobody has helped them fight the fixed penalty notices
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Friend of girl, 11, found dead at home made chilling comment before discovery
Maja Wlodarczyk, 11, and her family were found dead at their flat in west London on Friday - and the girl's best friend told her parents she thought something had happened
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Visitors at popular UK beauty spot fume over 'daylight robbery' parking charges
Woolacombe Beach in North Devon is a popular destination for surfers and families and is recognised as one of the best in the country - but tourists have been left shocked at the parking prices
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Pensioner barricaded in own home after bungling workmen dig trench in his garden
Frank Farmer, 67, was woken up to the sound of diggers tearing up his lawn and patio outside his home in the village of Claines near Worcester
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Vegan landlord leaves people divided over rule that tenants cannot cook meat
A vegan landlord in Brooklyn sparked controversy by imposing a rule that tenants cannot cook meat or fish in the building - prospective tenants expressed their unease
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Couple transform white van into dream £15k home on wheels with DIY skills
Students Meera Bhardwaj-Patel and Will Brown had dreams of converting a van to travel the world. Then they took a leap of faith and taught themselves how to DIY it
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Mortgage costs could rise by an average of £2,900 a year for 800,000 people
The Resolution Foundation predicts that the Bank of England's base interest rate could peak at nearly 6% by next year - currently, the base interest rate is 4.5%
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Tragic mum of 4 found dead in mould-riddled home after being hounded over debts
Karen McBride, 46, was moved to a property in Tameside which was "in a very poor state", including black mould which made her and her children ill, as well as pigeons nesting in the loft
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Distraught woman claims student accommodation threw out all her belongings
Laoise Murphy, 20, claims she returned to her student accommodation in Dublin after a trip away to discover everything she owned had been thrown out, despite having three days left on her tenancy
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Teacher-squatter ordered out of luxury home after using fake lease to trick cops
A teacher and her family who were squatting in a luxury property in Houston, Texas, refused to move and showed a fake lease to trick cops but have now left following a court order
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Three-bedroom house is a steal for just £19k - but only bid if you like a gamble
A terraced home in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, is up for grabs in an online auction and bidding is set to close on Wednesday - but buyers can only see a photo of the exterior of the property
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Homeowner misses doctor's appointment after driver blocks entire double garage
Infuriated by the questionable parking, the homeowner shared a photo of the culprit's car online, much to the shock of viewers who could not understand the driver's reasoning
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You can get paid £68k to move to beautiful remote island - but there is a catch
Ireland's government has launched its "Our Living Islands" scheme in a bid to boost the population in offshore communities - and is inviting people to live in seclusion
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Beautiful 'fairytale cottage' on sale for £350k - but there's a huge catch
House hunters immediately loved a "fairytale cottage" in north London built in the shape of a mushroom and on sale for £350,000 but they were put off by an important catch
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Residents to be fined £42 if their kids play football in grounds of their flats
Residents of a block of flats in Salford, Greater Manchester, say they have been threatened with fines should their children be caught playing football or walking in the grounds
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Inside off-grid UK commune costing £120-a-month hidden in woodland
The Tinkers Bubble commune is in 40 acres of Somerset countryside houses a group who get by making their own cider and farming cows