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Curse of Grand Designs 'saddest ever' house ever lifts with incredible sale deal
Grand Designs' saddest house appears to have finally been sold and is going ahead in just a matter of weeks, according to reports despite initial talks allegedly falling through
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Inside abandoned mansion of mystery millionaire who suddenly fled lavish home
Greek property tycoon Thanos is known to have mysteriously fled the incredible Hertfordshire mansion in the middle of the night with his family - and never returned
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Man's life 'wrecked' after finding out recently bought £850k flat is 'worthless'
Daniel Bruce says the legal battle over his home in Camden, north London, occupies so much of his time that he is unable to work as residents are faced with bills of hundreds of thousands of pounds
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'We paid a respected builder £50k to tear our house down - he never came back'
Chloe Sweden and her husband hired a recommended builder for a £100,000 extension on their family home - but he took the money and ran, leaving them 'stranded'
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Just £40,000 buys you this two-bedroom house - but there's a catch
A home has just been put on the market in the town of Accrington, Lancashire for a reasonable price of £40,000 - however, these things are never cheap without a catch
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Top ten happiest and unhappiest states in America mapped out in new 2023 study
The Schoolaroo Study looked at 54 metrics such as employment, leisurely activities, mental health, finance, personal relationships, social policies and physical health
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Lindsay Lohan's 'The Canyons' mansion hits the market for whopping $6.3million
If you want to live on a movie set in the rolling California hills, which was once 'home' to Lindsay Lohan - it will only set you back a few million
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Family ditch house to transform Army tug boat & save $1K a month living on water
Taryn collins and husband Jason Loger bought a former US Coast Guard tug boat in 2019 for $35,000 which they now live on with their two-year-old son in northern California
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Man found dead in flat after 'foul smell' had texted his dad to say he was dying
Brett Sivyer was found dead at his flat in Maidenhead, Berkshire, after neighbours reported a foul smell coming from the property. An inquest found he suffered from a 'form of fatalism'
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Freak accident as man got out of bed knocked him out and made him vomit blood
Mujtaba Raza was left unconscious after falling down the stairs at home and his family was told by doctors that he had a 50/50 chance of survival due to heavy blood loss
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Army officer returns from active duty to find squatter in home refusing to leave
An army officer's claims a squatter was in her $500k home while on duty but the legal process could take weeks or months
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Tiny flat costs £1,200 a month with kitchen and bathroom crammed in cupboard
The small studio apartment, in Pimlico, central London, comes with an outside decked terrace which is larger than the inside living space, all for £1,235 a month
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Bungalow costs just £130k but comes with ominous message painted on the windows
One bungalow, tucked away in the Irish countryside, is up for sale for just £130,000 and whilst coming with three bedrooms ominous warnings aimed at any potential buyer have been scrawled across the outside
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Life inside 'UK's Chernobyl' - ghost town with £6k homes and just 5 residents
Marshal Craig, 70, lives on an estate that could double as a set for a post-apocalyptic film set and has been dubbed 'Britain's Chernobyl' - but to him, it's home
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Incredible $48million farmhouse with 8 lakes, diner and garage for 250 cars
Located near Santa Claus, Indiana, the Big Tree Farm combines a log home, luxurious guest quarters, as well as entertainment and recreational facilities
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Couple who built fence to block neighbour's home threatened with £20,000 fine
Michael and Sarah Laing, of Mid Calder, West Lothian, wanted to shield their garden from dilapidated lock-ups and were worried a "crumbling" wall was a safety hazard for their young child
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House-buyer wins £50,000 after surveyor fails to spot hidden danger in garden
A surveyor found Paul Ryb's new property, in Highgate, north London, to be in “excellent condition” and have “very few defects” but a gardener gave Mr Ryb bad news months later
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'I was forced to move out for doing my job - neighbours didn't like the noise'
Fiona Fey made the touch decision to move out of her flat after neighbours repeatedly banged on the ceiling and complained any time she would try to practice her music
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Widowed gran will have 'best summer hol ever' after winning £4.5million mansion
June Smith has won a luxury six-bedroom, three storey "mansion" overlooking the picturesque Fowey Estuary in rural Cornwall, after entering the Omaze Million Pound House Draw
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Flat ad asks for 'Christians' as 'different religions shouldn't live together'
The SpareRoom advert has sparked fury after the flat in Stratford, east London, came up for rent saying it was "best when we just respect each other and not live with each other”
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'Spiteful' council fences over garden gates leaving residents trapped in homes
People living in Cavendish Road in Matlock, Derbyshire, said the county council did not inform them when it closed a car park and put up some fences around their gardens, blocking their rear entrances
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Tiny flat costing £795-a-month so small the sofa is under the bunk bed
The pokey property in the Bedminster area of Bristol has a strange layout, but comes with an home office, kitchen, bathroom and a patio with outdoor furniture included
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Bedbugs 'force mum and kids out of new home' after 'crawling out of skirtings'
Emily Bushby has now been moved back to her former flat after allegedly finding bedbugs at the house in Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, which is owned by housing association BPHA
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Dad tells of horror as lightning blows chimney off family home during storm
Derek Neilson was lucky to escape without injury after lightning blew off the chimney of his home in Tallaght, Dublin, but damage will cost the equivalent of up to £2,600 to fix
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Woman with tiny cabin in garden gets huge tax bill after neighbour's complaint
Hazel Cullen refurbished a 'garage-sized' cabin in her two-acre garden in Wales to rent out to guests but was shocked to learn the council is classing it as a second home