Detached home prices grow three times faster than flats as Covid makes housing ladder hard to climb

The price of a detached house shot up three times faster than that of a flat in 2020, as lockdown drove buyers to seek out bigger homes with gardens. Detached homes saw their value increase by 10 per cent or £43,364 last year, with the average cost reaching £486,595 by December. This was according to … Read more

How the Big Five housing developers have made £10 BILLION since Grenfell fire 

As the financial hardship of many leaseholders continues, building firms are cashing in on a property market boom. The five biggest developers have made around £10billion in profits since the Grenfell Tower inferno, allowing them to shower more than £4.5billion on shareholders in dividends. The Government’s Help to Buy scheme, which offers loans to first-time … Read more

How the Big Five housing developers have made £10 BILLION since Grenfell fire 

As the financial hardship of many leaseholders continues, building firms are cashing in on a property market boom. The five biggest developers have made around £10billion in profits since the Grenfell Tower inferno, allowing them to shower more than £4.5billion on shareholders in dividends. The Government’s Help to Buy scheme, which offers loans to first-time … Read more

Fury as developers of upmarket estate try to ban children in ‘social housing’ from using play park

Fury as developers of upmarket ‘countryside community’ try to ban children in ‘social housing’ from using ‘residents only’ play park Residents Only sign was put up at £1 billion Bertha Park estate in Perth, Scotland Factoring firm Screen Autumn, which maintains estate said they had received complaints about ‘children from social housing’ using playground at … Read more

Jamie Oliver’s wealthy neighbours want his help to fight new housing estate

Well-heeled neighbours of TV chef Jamie Oliver have called for his support in halting a controversial affordable housing plan they fear will blight their ‘chocolate-box’ village. The celebrity chef, 45, lives with his wife Jools, 46, and their five children in a £6million, six-bedroom farmhouse, in the picture-perfect village of Finchingfield, Essex. Idyllic Finchingfield, with … Read more

Train lines reopening unlocks new frontiers for the housing market

For the people of the Blyth Valley, it’s payback time. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced a £34million fund to start to reinstate the passenger rail line between Newcastle and Ashington. This is seen by many as a reward for being the first constituency to breach the ‘red wall’ of seats extending across the Midlands … Read more

David and Victoria Beckham ‘get the green light to build super wine cellar housing 7,000 bottles’

David and Victoria Beckham have reportedly been given the green light to build a super cellar housing 7,000 bottles of wine under their £6million Cotswolds home.  The couple are said to have gained approval from West Oxfordshire District Council for grander plans submitted to renovate their basement under the garage into a wine treasure trove.  David, … Read more

New year sees housing sales soar, says Rightmove

Number of housing sales agreed so far this month up 9% on last year, as pent-up demand continues to filter through, according to Rightmove By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:01 GMT, 18 January 2021 | Updated: 00:01 GMT, 18 January 2021 The number of housing sales agreed so far this month is … Read more

Sales of flats HALVE as housing market is crippled by fire risk fears brought on by Grenfell

Sales of flats HALVE as housing market is crippled by fire risk fears brought on by Grenfell cladding crisis Flat prices halved amid fears over cladding similar to that on Grenfell Tower  In September last year flat transactions also fell by around 5,600, or 48 per cent Earlier was revealed homeowners could face £40,000 bill … Read more

Housing Minister Kelly Tolhurst resigns after ‘devastating’ family news

Housing Minister Kelly Tolhurst resigns after ‘devastating’ family news as Boris Johnson says he is ‘very sad’ to lose the ‘brilliant minister’ Housing Minister Kelly Tolhurst announced she was stepping down from her role  Posted letter on Twitter last night addressed to PM explaining her resignation The MP said she was standing down after receiving … Read more