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Think Christmas decorations are on display earlier each year? Well, in 2020 they certainly are. It’s not even December, but already they’re twinkling here and twinkling there. As Joan Collins, pictured by her decorated tree, wrote on Instagram: ‘What else should one do during lockdown in November?’ Christmas in November: A John Lewis tree with … Read more
This time last year, the London-based crime writer Martin Bodenham and his wife, Jules, were faced with a problem — where to live next? ‘Even before Covid, London was becoming too impersonal, like a city full of strangers,’ says Martin, 60, whose latest novel, Crime And Justice, was published in August. ‘So we looked at … Read more
Britain’s biggest building society Nationwide has spoken out on what it is doing to help flat owners in blocks with cladding-related fire safety defects, who are struggling to remortgage or move home. These leaseholders are required to have what is known as an EWS1 form to prove their building is free of fire risk cladding … Read more
Pressure is pilling on the Government to ensure owners of flats earmarked as potentially unsafe in the cladding scandal following the Grenfell disaster do not have to pick up massive repair bills. A cross-party committee of MPs has made it clear in a new report that leaseholders should not be burdened with the costs to … Read more
Pressure is pilling on the Government to ensure owners of flats earmarked as potentially unsafe in the cladding scandal following the Grenfell disaster do not have to pick up massive repair bills. A cross-party committee of MPs has made it clear in a new report that leaseholders should not be burdened with the costs to … Read more
Fancy a new dining table or sofa this Christmas? Refresh your home with these Black Friday furniture bargains By Emma J. Page For Daily Mail Published: 13:18 GMT, 21 November 2020 | Updated: 13:18 GMT, 21 November 2020 Has the lockdown and the advent of Christmas had you looking at your home with fresh eyes? … Read more
We can argue all day about the Government’s handling of the pandemic, but one thing everyone agrees on is that it has radically changed how and where we live and work. Now it’s not so much the commuter belt we are interested in as the computer belt — homes in the suburbs with space for … Read more
Imagine being able to buy a property for less than £40,000. It’s something that’s still possible despite the mini-housing boom. We’ve found some examples on property website Zoopla of homes that cost less than a fifth of the average value of a home in Britain. They may not be in the location or condition you … Read more
Imagine being able to buy a property for less than £40,000. It’s something that’s still possible despite the mini-housing boom. We’ve found some examples on property website Zoopla of homes that cost less than a fifth of the average value of a home in Britain. They may not be in the location or condition you … Read more
This year, the stars of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! have swapped the humidity and critters of Australia for Gwrych Castle in north Wales, thanks to the global pandemic and restrictions on travel. The Grade I listed castle in Conwy was built in the 1800s and has been given an overhaul for this … Read more