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Economy
How to keep your home safe from burglars when heading on holiday
As the summer holiday season approaches, a checklist of jobs you need to undertake to protect your home as much as possible from burglars while away has been revealed. It includes making sure that your home continues to look lived in, with no big giveaway that nobody is at home including an accumulation of post, packages and bottles of milk…
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Economy
How the Brecon Becaons has become a popular place to buy a home
Rishi Sunak made headlines when he criticised the Brecon Beacons National Park for being rebranded Bannau Brycheiniog. Well, love or hate the name, one thing is for sure — this 520 sq mile expanse of mountains, rivers and heathland in Wales is the most dramatically wild landscape within range of London and the South East. ‘People were drawn to the…
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Economy
Fowlmere cottage in Cambridgeshire has a secret Henry VIII tunnel
From the outside, it looks like a pretty period cottage with some serious kerb appeal. But dig deeper and this village property listed for £425,000 with four bedrooms has an usual feature. It is called Hill View cottage and the tunnel links it to the other properties with a small central meeting room. It is understood the tunnel was built…
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Economy
Converted terrace home with castle turrets can be yours for £190k
A terrace property once part of a converted Welsh castle is up for grabs for £190,000. The asking price of the property with turrets is substantially less than the cost of an entire stand-alone multi-million pound castle. The end of terrace home is near the Grade II listed Bryn Bras Castle – and is believed to have been part of…
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Breaking News
Detached homes spike in popularity as movers seek space, says Halifax
Homebuyers are continuing to seek more space, peace and privacy, new research has revealed. The pandemic saw buyers react to the lockdowns by moving out of cities to rural areas in a housing trend referred to as the ‘race for space’. Hybrid working has allowed buyers to consider cheaper locations where detached homes are more affordable – in areas that…
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Life Style
Property that sold for £6,000 in 1968 now on sale for almost £600,000 – 100 times the price
This was the first house that estate agent Andrew Morris, 73, sold to first time buyers Michael and June Stafford when he first started out aged 18. Now, he’s been asked to help their family sell their home after Michael passed away and June moved into a care home. The couple paid £6,000 for the four-bedroom detached Victorian property in…
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Economy
EPC rating lottery: Backlash grows over new rules for landlords
What a straightforward idea: a piece of paper with coloured bars telling you how energy-efficient your home is, and suggesting ways in which you could improve it. Indeed, the Government has such faith in Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) that it has proposed, in its latest Net Zero strategy, that landlords will be forbidden from letting properties from 2028 unless they…
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Economy
Is price per square foot a good way to measure property value?
My partner and I have been house hunting for a month now. We’re first-time buyers so very new to it all but have enjoyed going on viewings. Although we have not found something perfect we have fallen in love with, we are remaining practical and have shortlisted three properties that we’re thinking of offering on. All three have potential with…
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Economy
House for sale in West Sussex seaside village belonged to Desert Island Discs composer
A property on the south coast once owned by the composer of the Desert Island Discs theme tune is up for grabs. The five-bedroom semi-detached house is in the seaside West Sussex village of Aldwick. He is perhaps best known for The Sleepy Lagoon, the theme tune well known to listeners of Desert Island Discs. The property is being sold…
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Breaking News
I'm an estate agent and here are seven reasons a conservatory can DEVALUE your home
During the early 2000s, conservatories were big business up and down the UK, but modern property trends and environmental concerns have seen their popularity wane – just 77,000 conservatories were built in 2017 compared to half a million in 2006, and experts say numbers could have dropped even further since. And according to Vince Courtney, chief sales officer at Purplebricks,…
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