Business
Gap between average rents in north and south of England shrinks to lowest level
The gap in rents paid by those in the north and south of England has closed to its lowest level in at least 11 years, figures have shown.In its...
Housing
Renting in England is like trying to buy Oasis tickets – Labour’s solutions only go so far | Tom Darling
Are you a forty- or fiftysomething who recently spent your whole Saturday in a queue for Oasis tickets,...
Family
En suite mania: homebuyers in Britain going ‘bonkers for bathrooms’
“I don’t know about you, but we probably had one bathroom between five or six of us when...
Consumer affairs
How to refurbish your home successfully – and enjoy the journey
Home renovation projects are often fraught with stress. Watch any popular TV programme featuring people with big ideas...
Cycling holidays
‘Golden gap year’: how to make a midlife break work
Maybe you can put it down as another post-Covid trend, such as working from home, but it’s clear...
Labour moves to end no-fault evictions within months
Landlords will soon be banned from removing tenants without cause as the government prepares to launch a long-delayed package of measures for renters including...
Why are the Murdochs trying to buy UK property site Rightmove?
Getting into property is considered to be Lachlan Murdoch’s shrewdest and most profitable contribution to building the family empire.
Shortly after the turn of the...
Family homes for sale in super suburbs of England and Scotland – in pictures
West Moor, Newcastle upon TyneJust five miles from the city centre, in this almost rural suburb, is a traditional farmhouse near Gosforth park and...
It’s all cisterns go for the modern home | Brief letters
As one of three occupants, all well over pensionable age, of a house with four toilets, I can tell Kevin McCloud that when he...
Barratt profits plunge 75% as number of houses built slumps
Barratt Developments has suffered a 75% drop in annual profit and a double-digit decline in home completions after a “challenging” year for Britain’s biggest...
A sorry Saga as our home insurance rockets to an astronomical £4,730
Last year our home insurance policy with Saga cost £440. This year’s quote was for an astronomical £4,730.
Its representative was astonished by the increase,...