Housing

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Call for action as survey reveals 35% of homes with spray foam have defect

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William Wordsworth's Victorian cottage on Lake Windermere up for sale

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Social housing in UK to have cleaner energy come new initiative

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UK families to get free cash as Household Support Fund is extended

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What to expect from Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Autumn Budget

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Council pledges to take action against online abusers

'Lifestyle inflation' is to blame, according to 4,000 adultsplaceholder image

Fewer than one in 10 millennials have hit their financial goals

Jess Phillips MP speaking at The Rally Against Violence Towards Women and Girls at Labour conference.placeholder image

Minister says stopping VAWG should be everyone’s “core business”

A poll of 2,000 adults uncovered the top 50 things that irritate people when they’re trying to get on with their dayplaceholder image

These are life's top 50 biggest inconveniences

Jackie Kennedy, is the only resident living in a 50-room care home after it closed down in 2023.placeholder image

I live alone in abandoned care home - I feel like a "prisoner"

A poll of 500 adults who bought their first property have revealed their biggest regrets - including living in an area they do not loveplaceholder image

First-time buyers reveal their biggest regrets

First-time buyers have revealed their biggest regrets, including settling for an area they don’t love and not using a mortgage broker.

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Footage shows house with front blown off after suspected gas explosion

Marshal Craig, one of the last remaining residents on Clune Park estate in Port Glasgow which is almost deserted. placeholder image

'I'm not moving!' - Man refuses to leave derelict 'Chernobyl' estate

Hillary and Franco McManus Omaze Million Pound House London winners inside their new £5m homeplaceholder image

'Best wedding present ever': Newlyweds win a £5m Omaze dream home

Melton Borough Council leader Pip Allnatt, who has written to housing Secretary of State Angela Rayner MP for planning support on limiting children's homesMP's IMAGE Getty Imagesplaceholder image

Melton Council wants government support over limiting children's homes

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Half of renters endure cold, damp or mould - despite record high rents

Rent increases are impacting the saving powers of four in 10 private tenants and now a third of these can't afford to put any cash aside as a result.placeholder image

62% of UK renters put aside £100 or less each month

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I'm a mortgage expert - 9 pitfalls that first time buyers should avoid

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Expert tips for first-time homebuyers as mortgages jump 61% in 5 years

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Watch: Disabled gran has lived in hotel for 2 years after flat blaze

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UK city leaps into top 10 most expensive cities for expats

Residents of Stratford-upon-Avon are blighted by antisocial behaviour along South Green Drive and Cottage Lane, just a stones throw from Anne Hathaway's Cottage. placeholder image

Watch: Drug gangs create misery on posh Shakespeare heritage street

Destiny Mitchell, 26, is homeless and has turned a bus stop into a temporary home on the Bristol Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham. placeholder image

Watch: Our home is a disused bus shelter...it's going to be demolished

Dawn Wright, director of Emmaus Leicestershire and Rutlandplaceholder image

'Melton has no-one sleeping rough but could have hidden homeless issue'

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King Charles & Queen Camilla criticised over gender pay gap to staff

The plans for 34 new homes at Canal Lane in Hoseplaceholder image

Proposal to drop affordable homes requirement from village housing scheme

RAF Scampton could be transformed into housing for asylum seekers - but locals aren’t happy placeholder image

Row as historic RAF base could be used to house 1,500 asylum seekers

The Real life roomset at IKEA in Bristol (photo: Tim Gander/PinPep)placeholder image

‘Cramped and dangerous’ rooms coming to some Ikea stores - here’s why

IKEA is hosting the project to raise awareness of the UK housing crisis

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Dawn Wright - director of Emmaus Leicestershire & Rutlandplaceholder image

Number of people sleeping rough doubles in Leicestershire and Rutland

Cost of living is £630 more expensive per month for single Britsplaceholder image

Cost of living leaves single Brits paying up to £630 more per month

UK sees biggest fall in housing prices since 2009 financial crisis according to Halifax report.placeholder image

UK sees biggest fall in house prices since financial crisis

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Private parking fines to be capped at £50

Women are more likely to be affected by homelessness than men, a charity has said (Photo: Shutterstock)placeholder image

Women more likely to be affected by homelessness than men, says charity

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Here are the rules for moving house during the second lockdown

Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered members of the public to avoid travelling to work unless it was absolutely necessary (Getty Images)placeholder image

Here's the latest guidance on whether you should go into work after the UK was p...

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Melton Council could become part of an East Midlands regional authority

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How one-in-four use money from families to buy their first home

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Melton Council handed £35K to deal with Brexit issues

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Rural housing crisis could be deepened by new Right to Buy policy

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