Families forced to dig deep for student flats that are sitting empty

Families forced to dig deep for student flats that are now sitting empty due to the coronavirus crisis By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 19 May 2020 Families are being forced to pay thousands of pounds for student accommodation that is now sitting empty. … Read more

Jigsaw owner David Ross tried to turn HQ into luxury flats

Riches: Jigsaw owner David Ross with ex-lover Shelley Ross The owner of Jigsaw tried to cash in by converting the fashion brand’s headquarters into a lucrative block of luxury apartments while the company was struggling financially, the Mail can reveal. David Ross, who became Jigsaw’s controlling shareholder two years ago, sought permission to change the … Read more

First-time buyers are skipping flats and buying three bedroom houses instead

More first-time buyers are skipping flats to leapfrog up the property ladder by buying smaller family houses Two thirds of potential first-time buyers are looking for houses rather than flats The average first-time buyer is looking for a house with three bedrooms They need average income of £54,400 to secure a mortgage on their first home … Read more

Elderly ‘bullied to stay in their flats’

Elderly ‘bullied to stay in their flats’: Residents at a social housing complex complain they are living under ‘concentration camp’ conditions enforced by managers over-reacting to the coronavirus crisis By Ross Slater For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:00 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 01:19 BST, 5 April 2020 Residents at a social housing … Read more