UK Homes

Getting the Most From Your Estate Agent: 4 Questions You Need to Ask

Charli Radke | Posted 10.05.2013 | UK
Charli Radke

Selling a home is stressful -- hair-pulling and sleepless nights stressful. Getting the most out of your estate agent is vital in making the process as painless as possible; that begins with choosing the right agent, one who will be with you every step of the way. Here are 4 questions you need to ask.

Eight Questions Tenants Should Ask Their New Landlords Before Moving in

Stephen Maunder | Posted 07.05.2013 | UK
Stephen Maunder

Finding a property to rent can be a daunting task, and after all the appointments, viewings and offers you are sure to be relieved once you have finally secured your ideal home. Your attentions can now be focused on moving in, but before you consider how to get that piano through the door, there are a few things you should find out from your landlord.

How to Avoid the Dreaded House-Buying Chain

Hannah Lippitt | Posted 01.05.2013 | UK
Hannah Lippitt

Buying a house can be enough of a headache without the constant stress of the possibility of the broken 'chain' phenomenon.

Planning Enforcement Needs Greater weight

Jeremy Lefroy | Posted 24.04.2013 | UK Politics
Jeremy Lefroy

This week I will present a 10 Minute Rule Bill to Parliament calling for stricter rules to impose fines on developers who deliberately exceed planning consents.

Families Going Hungry To Keep Their Homes

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 27.03.2013 | UK

More than five million families with children cut back on food last year as they struggled to stay in their homes, a charity has said. Some 42% of ...

Britain Needs More Houses, But It Doesn't Need Them Everywhere

Paul Swinney | Posted 25.03.2013 | UK Politics
Paul Swinney

High house prices are bad for future economic growth of cities such as Oxford because they price people out of the job opportunities that are available within them. This is bad for the individual, bad for businesses in such cities and, as a result, is bad for the economy.

Now Is the Time to Start Building Houses

David_Orr | Posted 15.01.2013 | UK Politics
David_Orr

We desperately need housing to be a national priority to deliver a huge increase in new homes. Our continued failure to tackle this problem head on hits millions of families hard, denies people the opportunity to buy their own home, traps increasing numbers of working people in benefit dependency at huge cost to the public purse and acts as a real brake on economic growth.

MPs Renting Homes To Each Other And Claiming Expenses;

PA | Posted 19.10.2012 | UK Politics

A total of 27 MPs are letting out property they have in London while claiming Commons expenses to rent homes, it has emerged. An investigation by t...

7 Ways To Instantly Upgrade Your Home

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 12.09.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Do you want to take your home from average to luxe with the simple change of furniture or colour swatch? Follow these in-the-know tips from leading...

High Tech House On The Hill, Australia - PHOTOS

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 09.07.2012 | UK Tech

Can a high tech home actually be liveable? Andrew Maynard's House on the Hill in Melbourne, Australia, is a prime example of a high tech home blen...

British Diplomats Withdrawn From Syria For 'Security Reasons'

The Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 01.03.2012 | UK

British diplomats have been withdrawn from Syria for "security reasons", William Hague said on Thursday. The foreign secretary tweeted: "I have inf...

Housing Market Has Spring In Its Step

PA | Posted 20.04.2012 | UK

The housing market has seen a "surprisingly strong" spring bounce after sellers upped their asking prices by the highest monthly jump for a decade. ...

Are We Finally 'At Home' In Our Properties?

Alison Cork | Posted 30.01.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Alison Cork

Since when did property ownership take the place of working for a living? Why did we allow ourselves to believe that property values could only ever go up, and quickly at that? And have we, in the process, allowed ourselves to lose sight of the real meaning of home?

Spider Season and how to Keep Boris at Bay

Lisa Stokes | Posted 14.11.2011 | UK Lifestyle
Lisa Stokes

Spider season is in full swing. I've seen them hanging out in the garden. Gangs of them, with their little suitcases, ready to move in. Because autumn is the time of year spiders descend upon our homes. As the weather turns, so do the spiders. Into squatters.

Mortgage Approvals Up But Lending Remains Weak

Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.10.2011 | UK

The overall value of mortgage lending remained stagnant in July according to the British Bankers Association, but the number of mortgages approved did...

The Road Map to Ethical Housing and Economic Recovery Lies in a Public House Building Programme

Eoin Barry Clarke | Posted 01.10.2011 | UK Politics
Eoin Barry Clarke

According to The Department of Communities and Local Government there are more than 1.7million families on housing waiting lists. Considering that Local Authorities throughout England commissioned the building of just 380 new homes in Q1 2011 we are unlikely to ever eradicate that backlog.

Home Style: 10 Best Vases

lifestyle.aol.co.uk | Posted 05.09.2011 | UK Lifestyle

The finishing touch to any mantelpiece or table top, there's a style of vase for every taste and occasion. Here, we round up the new, classic and coll...

Homes: The Best Art Prints To Suit Your Budget

AOL LIfestyle | Posted 31.08.2011 | UK Lifestyle

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