PROPERTY

British Virgin Islands-registered companies own 23,000 homes in England and Wales

A quarter of all property owned by overseas companies in England and Wales is held by companies registered in the British Virgin Islands, according to new research.

David Brennan Feb 13, 2018

UK house prices suffer unexpected decline in January

House prices fall 0.6% month-on-month in January, driving annual growth down to its lowest level since July.

Dan Cancian Feb 07, 2018

Croydon residents face £2m bill for removal of Grenfell Tower-style cladding

Deadly cladding will not be removed from a privately owned Croydon complex until costs paid by residents or government.

David Brennan Feb 06, 2018

Poorest Britons left behind as millionaires ride wealth boom

New figures from the ONS 2014-16 wealth in Great Britain survey show that growing UK household wealth is overwhelmingly weighted towards older and wealthier Britons.

David Brennan Feb 01, 2018

You can now live in Boris Johnson's family home - but it will cost you over £11m

Foreign Secretary lived in four-storey house in upscale Primrose Hill where he launched London mayoral campaign in 2008.

Dan Cancian Jan 29, 2018

Corbyn says 'Labour would buy 8,000 homes' as he pledges to tackle homelesssness

Government data released last week showed homelessness in Britain rose by 15% last year and is more than double than five years ago.

Dan Cancian Jan 28, 2018

How 750 volunteers turned this Indian slum into a rainbow village

Residents of Mumbai village of Asalpha proud to live in a "beautiful masterpiece" after volunteers transform slum.

Ruchira Sharma Jan 25, 2018

£1bn knocked off asking prices in London's prime property enclaves

Biggest price cuts are in Knightsbridge, where sellers have sliced an average of £927,188 off asking prices.

Dan Cancian Jan 24, 2018

London house prices will become cheaper in 2018

RICS data shows house prices to fall in the capital and the south-east next year and drop could spark nationwide fall.

Dan Cancian Dec 20, 2017

Rents in Britain remain below inflation for 11th straight month

Average rents in London records fifth decline this year after falling 1.7% month-on-month in November.

Dan Cancian Dec 20, 2017

London house prices set to decline 2% in 2018

Rightmove expects average house prices in England and Wales to grow at fastest pace in seven years in 2018.

Dan Cancian Dec 11, 2017

Earthquake-proof house can fold in half and cost as little as £19,000

A new "earthquake-proof" house will be built to fold in half and cost home buyers as little as £19000.

James Hetherington Dec 08, 2017

House price growth still above inflation, despite first decline in four months

House prices grow 3.9% in the year to November, as annual rate of growth drops for the first time since July.

Dan Cancian Dec 07, 2017

Rupert Murdoch's $30m ranch in path of wildfire raging though greater Los Angeles

Rupert Murdoch's property is in an evacuation zone threatened by blazing wildfires that have hit Los Angeles.

James Tennent Dec 06, 2017

Revealed: The top 10 most unusual UK insurance claims of 2017

Every year insurance providers receive calls from customers making claims, some stressful, some urgent, some distressing, and some rather unusual.

Staff Reporter Dec 06, 2017

Revealed: UK's best business cities for 'co-working' spaces

Research points to low ranking for London, despite the highest raw number of co-working office spaces.

Staff Reporter Nov 27, 2017

This Texas zoo is being sold along with 500 animals for $6m - but it's struggling to find a buyer

Bayou Wildlife Zoo in Alvin is up for sale along with 500 animals of 60 different species. The asking price is $6m, down $1m from the original listing.

Charlotte Tobitt Nov 21, 2017

Well-designed workspaces have a direct effect on productivity

Growing number of organisations are realising that they can design their buildings as incubators of creativity and stimulation.

Tom Caroll Nov 20, 2017

Estate agent tells irate millennials to save for a house by not buying coffee or takeaways

Strutt & Parker set out how a young couple could give up six things for five years to save a deposit of £33,000, but millennials were not impressed at being told not to buy lunch.

Charlotte Tobitt Nov 14, 2017

Average UK house price hits record high and interest rate rise will 'not be a barrier' for buyers

Bank of England lifted interest rates for the first time in a decade last week, bringing the benchmark to 0.5%.

Dan Cancian Nov 07, 2017

UK interest rate rise not as scary as you might think, says Nationwide

Nationwide figures show UK house prices grew 2.5% year-on-year in October, up from 2.3% in September.

Dan Cancian Nov 01, 2017

Here's your chance to own one of the few Nazi structures built on British soil

A military bunker built by the German army in 1942 has gone up for sale in the Channel island of Guernsey.

Neil Murphy Oct 25, 2017

UK house prices growth hits seven-month high in September

Figures released by Halifax show prices grew 4% year-on-year in the quarter to September on the back of a shortage of properties.

Dan Cancian Oct 06, 2017

Falling rental income will weigh on UK buy-to-let mortgage market

New research suggests deterioration over the next two years as tenants opt for more affordable housing.

Gaurav Sharma Sep 26, 2017

Decoding the UK's Cultural Gifts Scheme and its potential tax advantages

Making a gift of a cultural object to the nation in return for a tax deduction against income, capital gains or corporation tax liabilities is worth considering.

Susan Johnson Sep 26, 2017

London house prices record biggest slump in a decade in September

Drop in house prices in London drags average prices across Britain down 1.2% in September.

Dan Cancian Sep 18, 2017

London house prices fall at fastest pace since 2008 as slowdown continues

RICS survey shows steady growth in most regions, but London and the South East suffer slowdown.

Dan Cancian Sep 14, 2017

UK housing market recovers from slowdown as prices jump 2.6% in August

New report shows house prices recorded the first quarterly increase since March in the three months to August.

Dan Cancian Sep 07, 2017

UK house prices grow at slowest pace in three months as inflation bites

Nationwide figures show house prices declined 0.1% month-on-month in August after two consecutive months of growth.

Dan Cancian Aug 29, 2017

London's house prices slowdown could soon be a thing of the past

Hometrack survey shows market is picking up pace again as house prices in the capital rose 2.8% last month.

Dan Cancian Aug 25, 2017