Live in a shed for £1,400 a month! Estate agents insist wooden building in back garden is ‘log cabin’ as they say only working professionals need apply

The unusual one-bed pad is located in upmarket Kingston Vale in south London Two tenants can live in the ‘flat’ and must pay a £1,615 deposit as well as the rent By Danya Bazaraa Updated: 17:57 GMT, 15 December 2023 A wooden shed in the back garden of a six-bedroom house is being let to … Read more

Entire shopping centre sells for just £300,000 in market town that has lost Debenhams, Topshop, River Island and H&M – less than the average price of a British house

Cambrian Way in Carmarthen, West Wales, was only built 30 years ago  By Matt Strudwick Updated: 14:34 GMT, 13 December 2023 An entire shopping centre has been sold for just £300,000 – less than the average price of a British house.   The once-prosperous Cambrian Way in the centre of Carmarthen, West Wales, was built just … Read more

Last family on derelict estate won’t move out for less than £220K! Father-of-seven vows to stay in home the council has wanted to bulldoze for 10 years… unless they offer more cash

A family of seven has been forced to live alone on a derelict estate for more than a decade because of a housing row. Demonique Wilson, 55, lives in a three-bedroom house on Holcombe Close, Salford, with his wife Thabo, 45, and their five children. Salford City Council has wanted to bulldoze their home since 2009 … Read more

Arresting development! Former Victorian police station that was converted into a boutique hotel goes on the market for £1.85million

A former Victorian police station that was converted into a boutique hotel has  gone on the market for £1.85million. Alma Lodge was the site of Fulford’s first police station, built for East Riding Constabulary in 1880 and originally featured a charge-room, three cells and two dwelling houses for resident police officers.  The historic building in … Read more

Want to sell your home over Christmas? Here’s why you should put the decorations AWAY

Across the country, a warm glow is beginning to appear — but might it be from Yuletide decorations destroying the chances of selling your home? For some people the festive season involves inflatable Santas clinging to windowsills like burglars. Others prefer illuminated reindeers in the front garden. But if you’re among the 100,000 households trying … Read more

A view with a room! Tiny beach shack no bigger than a garage which overlooks picturesque Welsh beach dubbed ‘Cheshire by the Sea’ goes on the market for £185,000

By Matt Drake Updated: 13:07 GMT, 27 November 2023 A tiny beach shack that’s no bigger than a garage is on the market for a whopping £185,000. The shack is a simple corrugated hut but overlooks the sandy beach in the village of Abersoch, North Wales – which has been dubbed ‘Cheshire by the Sea’ … Read more

Inside Kevin McCloud’s ‘favourite ever’ Grand Designs house which cost just £130,000

The house in County Derry, Northern Ireland, featured on series 14 of the show  Conceived by architect Patrick Bradley, his plans initally divided opinion By Zac Campbell Updated: 10:29 GMT, 21 November 2023 From restoring a 600-year cave house in the countryside to renovating an old water tower in central London, Grand Designs has seen … Read more