property
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Sensible reason to swap Titty for TattyBrief letters: Swallows and Amazons | DIY recessions | Infectious diseases | David Cameron’s Micra purchase | Bob Dylan’s birthday
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The Guardian view on the Land Registry sell-off: hands off this national assetEditorial: The task of keeping the details of who owns what land in England and Wales is a natural state monopoly with which the public is happy. There is no respectable case for change -
Sadiq Khan condemns foreign investors' use of London homes as 'gold bricks'Mayor condemns capital’s housing policy for being ‘obsessed by numbers rather than building the right sorts of homes’ -
Politicians condemn 60% foreign ownership of London skyscraperJohn Prescott, who approved UK’s tallest residential building, speaks out after Guardian reveals a quarter of flats in it are held by offshore firms
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City-centre homes – in picturesFrom a duplex in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter to an Upper West Side Manhattan apartment, these properties put you at the heart of the action
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Can I avoid my home being sold to pay for care if I buy it with my son?We would be tenants in common but am wondering if he would have to be living in the property for it to be excluded from means-testing
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Will higher rate stamp duty apply if my ex wants to buy me out?Confusion over new rules and how they apply to purchasing full stake in part-owned property is affecting my chances of buying a place of my own
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resources
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Buying a homeYou can navigate your way through what can be a long and complex process by following these steps
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How to organise your finances'How to' guides for a wide variety of personal finance issues including: claiming benefits, taking out a loan, interest rates, buying a house, insurance, pensions, savings and tax
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Surreal estate: add some sparkle to this diamond in the roughOriginally a jewellery workshop in London’s Hatton Garden, this one-bedroom house is spread over three storeys and has a roof terrace
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Homes around £150,000 – in picturesThese smallish but beautiful properties include a cottage with Glastonbury festival on its doorstep, and an Italian Alpine retreat an hour from Nice
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Homes for less than £250,000 – in picturesFrom a cottage in Kent to a pad in Putney, this is what you can get if you happen to have a quarter of a million pounds to spend
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Shed of the Year 2016 – in picturesSome of the best entries for Cuprinol’s Shed of the Year 2016 competition
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Home is where the toxins are – the hidden poisons we live withSome houses can be susceptible to a buildup of formaldehyde created by cleaning products. Which other everyday items can leave a harmful chemical trail?
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Learning to grow: the American bonsai master who starved for knowledgeAfter studying bonsai in Japan for two years, Ryan Neil returned to the US to create a new art form and eventually open a school and nursery to teach others
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The Ball Freshtech jam & jelly maker: ‘Beyoncé was right – I simply am not ready for this jelly’This automatic jam machine claims to take the heat out of fruit preservation. It gives me a tension headache
Steve Rowe has good ideas. But we don't need to hear about 'Mrs M&S'