Is this the one area of the home you HAVEN’T cleaned during lockdown? Five steps to spruce up your radiators and help save on energy bills TV cleaner Aggie MacKenzie explains dusty radiators are less efficient Five tips to help keep them clean include making your own radiator brush Experts also suggest avoid using cleaning … Read more
MARKET REPORT: West End landlord Shaftesbury rocked as coronavirus crisis crunches property values by £300m By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 10 June 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 10 June 2020 Shares in Shaftesbury tumbled after the West End landlord reported a £287million loss. The firm’s dive into the red during … Read more
Beware a hasty house sale… Or why tempting agents’ offers to sell your home in a hurry can be a quick route to very big losses Homeowners being warned of a rise in rogue estate agents exploiting families They risk being tied into expensive long-term contracts with ‘quick sale’ firms Some cash home-buying firms offer … Read more
Now it’s Millionaire’s Lane: Country homes worth £1million-plus lead the way as property sales edge back up after lockdown New sales agreed are just 12% short of the levels seen in early March, Zoopla says New sales agreed of homes priced at £1m or more are 16% higher Demand from sellers is 54% higher than … Read more
Billionaire property developer Richard Desmond gave Tories £12k two weeks after his plans got the go-ahead from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick Richard Desmond donated £12k to Tory party fortnight after plans got go ahead Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick unlawfully approved Desmond’s scheme Tower Hamlets Council previously rejected his plan to build 1,500 homes Only 21 per … Read more
People browsing overseas homes online while ‘dual-screening’ has resulted in a 174 per cent surge in searches for homes listed in Ibiza last month compared to the previous year, Rightmove data shows. With Netflix TV series White Lines – set on the party island – being one of the most watched programmes last month, many … Read more
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are reported to be taking legal action against the society magazine Tatler for its cover story entitled Catherine The Great. Perhaps Martin Tett, the leader of Buckinghamshire County Council, should do the same. In the article, an unknown visitor to William and Kate’s Norfolk home describes it as ‘like … Read more
TR PROPERTY INVESTMENT TRUST: Invests both in physical property and shares in firms operating in the industry By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 5 June 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 5 June 2020 What is it? This trust is a little different from some property funds, as it invests both in physical … Read more
Deciding to quit the city and set up home in the countryside has become a bigger priority for some people due to the lockdown. Those in cities who have spent weeks indoors without access to green open spaces may be, understandably, keen to make imminent changes to their living arrangements. But if working from home … Read more
Property prices have fallen for the third month in a row in May as coronavirus stalled activity in the market, a housing report shows. However, the decline has been modest, with just a 0.2 per cent monthly downturn in values, according to the Halifax index. The fall took the average house price in Britain to … Read more