The district of Hart, which includes the town of Fleet, is named the best place to live after scoring highly on factors including health and life expectancy, earnings crime rates and weather. read
Millionaire Robin MacDonald, 35, was in his early 20s when he snapped up Caverswall Castle in Staffordshire, during 2006. read
Firepits, fireballs and Mexican inspired chimineas will make your garden an inviting prospect even in winter. So why not take your celebrations outside! read
I am buying a home with my boyfriend and was delighted when the Budget revealed a stamp duty cut for first-time buyers up to £300k - but I am unsure if I qualify for it. read
We pick 10 properties around the country that the average first-time buyer with a budget of £165,000 budget can afford to buy. read
The most viewed properties for sale this year range from a five-bed former church in West Yorkshire for £150k to a 10-bed house in London for almost £30million. read
A new generation of lifetime renters is emerging, and they are expected to spend £1,1million on rental payments if they fail to get onto the property ladder. read
EXCLUSIVE: Actor Benedict Cumberbatch, 41, came under fire over plans to build a 160sq ft shed housing a play room and art studio in the garden of his three-storey home in north London. read
Create a dazzling, festive display with branches, berries and baubles. Simply spray branches gold or silver and they will be transformed into something magical. read
Here, in the spirit of Christmas, is our version tailored to house-hunters, home-decorators and other followers of property trends read
Chalet Huskey is the largest new build chalet to be built in the popular resort of Val-d'Isère in the French Alps, and it is on the market for £8million. read
Residents in Thorpe Lane (pictured) in Suffolk’s Trimley St Martin hold the dubious honour of having the country’s slowest internet. read
The owners of this Caribbean property for sale on Bloody Beach Bay will only accept Bitcoin as payment (and are refusing cash). read
We take a look at how to get living room to sell your home and get some tips from an estate agent on what buyers want. read
Highlighting the extreme financial pressures placed on those wanting to buy their own home - mortgage broker L&C created an interactive map that shows how first-time buyers will be affected. read
Some of the properties are hundreds of years old and come with acres of woodland, while others are more modern and showcase the latest designer kitchens. read
This new development in London's Chelsea offers onsite spa facilities and beauty treatments and infra-red beams on the floor that alert a nurse if you fall. read
Viewers disagreed with the judges who crowned elaborate Caring Wood (top left), in Kent, House of the Year, calling it ugly and saying it tipped its hat to '70s building blocks' read
The novel 'Me Before You' was written by author JoJo Moyes at her Grade II listed Essex farmhouse, which has gone on the market for £1.5million. read
Hooks, doorknobs and handles act like the jewellery of the home, adding interest and flair to even the dowdiest cupboard. read
The old Innerpeffray Station house, on a disused railway line near Crieff, Perthshire has gone on the market nearly 70 years after closing its doors to the public. read
The Chancellor ditched his 'Spreadsheet Phil' reputation for tight money management as he fought to save his job - turning on the spending taps to meet a bewildering array of challenges. read
Landlords breathed a sigh of relief as fears of another Budget tax raid proved unfounded - with the only buy-to-let reference a pledge to look into longer-term tenancies. read
Madness singer Suggs used to own this Campden Mews house in London in the 1980s when he released the hit song 'Our House'. read
Stamp duty should be taken back to a flat 1% across the board, but if we won't do that and give up the revenue maybe it is time to charge the seller on their gain not the buyer. read
Our investigation reveals how baffling - and inexplicable - quirks in Britain’s council tax system have left homeowners facing a bills lottery. read
Armistice Day has been and gone for another year, yet the tales of heroism that took place during the world wars are always with us read
New research found that 70% of 16 to 18-year-olds do not expect to be able to afford to buy a home, among concern about rising property prices. read
Consider renting out parts of your home - from your driveway to your living room for the day - and see how you could earn £1,000 a month. read
A leak caused damage to my flat with water seeping into the walls. But my fellow freeholders were not happy that I claimed on our building insurance. read
The French singer who was best known for her song 'Non, je ne regrette rien', bought the four-bedroom property in Grasse on the French Riviera in the 1950s. read
For the last three years, the couple and their children have been living at their home in Bel-Air as they waited for renovations to complete. The Bel-Air property was recently sold for $17.8 million. read
Famous British racing driver James Hunt lived at the mews property in London's Fulham between 1980 and 1982 - it's now on the market for £2.7m. read
Knowing the top reasons why tenants don't get their deposits back can help ensure that it doesn't happen to you when you leave a property. read
The three-bedroom terrace property in the village of Whittington is between the pretty Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Lake District. read
If you're dreaming of one of these overseas holiday homes to escape the cold British winter, can you guess how much each one costs to buy? read
Landlord David Girtchen has spoken of his shock after finding dog faeces scattered across the west Hull house, bedroom walls covered in graffiti and bathroom tiles ripped off the walls. read
House prices will slow down as interest rates rise more than previously thought, Savills predicted today - but the average home will still go up £30,000 in five years. read
Prudential's findings suggest that those who have lent money to their children are owed £12,700 on average, with 11% of loans being for more than £20,000. read
The changes to customer rates are underway after the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee announced at noon it would hike the base rate from 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent. read
The deal lets students become an amateur landlord if they have a parent or grandparent prepared to back them and put up savings or their own home as security. read
We rely on black in our wardrobes but it is also a useful and chic colour when used in the home. Black walls set off bright furniture beautifully and black accessories make a style statement. read
Who hasn’t been driven to distraction by one of these ‘trained negotiators’ and their inability to direct you to the kind of home you actually want? read
The North London property, which has been the home of superstars including Lionel Richie and Rod Stewart. will be the home of the contestants as they go through to the live shows. read
Furniture that was first hugely popular in the 1960s and 1970s is staging a revival - and the items can now fetch thousands of pounds. read
Four of the 10 market towns with the lowest house prices in England are located in the north-eastern county, according to Lloyds Bank. read
‘The key to encouraging grandchildren to visit is to make staying with granny and grandad feel like a holiday,’ says Wadswick Green’s chief executive Richard Williams. read
An appealing bathroom can often be the one feature that draws in a buyer and makes them fall in love with your home. read
The Orkney Islands, Shetland and the Western Isles were among the top places in a quality of life index drawn up by the Halifax. read
The six-storey mansion near Portobello Road is believed to be the first property in London where buyers will only accept the digital currency and not cash - in this case, about 5,050 Bitcoin. read
One in five stretched first-time homebuyers are taking out a mortgage that lasts for up to 35 years. Soaring house prices are forcing young buyers to resort to extra long loans, new research shows. read
When someone mentions a price tag on a property of £520,000, most people would naturally think that it is the cost of buying it. But not for this Grade I listed townhouse in London's Regent's Park. read
The design of Stephen and Elizabeth Tetlow's home in the Blackdown Hills was inspired by a fossil shell Stephen spotted on their kitchen table. Kevin McCloud likened it to a snake. read
Perks could include clawing back tax relief for landlords that is currently being withdrawn, a leading property expert has suggested. read
John Green, 68, from Skipton, North Yorkshire, is so against having a smart meter that he's put a padlock on his existing meter box to prevent it being replaced when he's out. read
The square footage of a property is one of the best indicators of what it is worth because - unlike wallpaper and furniture - it can't be changed easily without a large financial investment. read
The childhood abode of writer EM Forster, on the edge of the Hertfordshire town of Stevenage, boasts five bedrooms, an inglenook fireplace and original servant bells. read
The Anglesey property dates back to the 17th century and has no utilities connected - but has been described by estate agents as being 'a great opportunity'. read
Converting a buy-to-let property to a short-term holiday let isn’t as simple as creating a listing on a site like Airbnb, experts have warned. read
Experts claim the decreases in the capital are having a so-called 'ripple effect' on the traditional commuter belt of the South East, where values are also slowing. read
Britain's most popular homes for sale this month include a six-bedroom mansion in Hertfordshire and a converted one-bedroom house in Cornwall that was once a Methodist chapel. read
The research by Zoopla said there are now 14,417 streets in Britain where the average house price is at least £1million - some 1,999 more than in 2016. read
When a large tree is encroaching on your property, the first instinct is often to get it removed altogether. However, there are a number of issues to consider first. read
By using an online estate agents instead of a traditional high street option, sellers can save thousands of pounds, while also getting their home marketed professionally. read
Fancy a 7-bed villa in Thailand or a mansion on Australia's Great Barrier Reef? These homes can be yours if you're willing to fork out for the most expensive homes for sale in the world. read
The hymn Amazing Grace was written by the Reverend John Newton, who lived at this pretty Buckinghamshire property from 1764 to 1780. read
'With ambitious new projects, can they keep the fairy tale alive?', asks the trailer for the new series of Escape to the Chateau that starts this Sunday on Channel 4. read