BrainCan - property

escape to the country: retreat east

Escape the hustle and bustle at this sustainability focused private members' club with a...

meghan markle s toronto house goes up for sale

Credits Freeman genuine Estate Ltd. Brokerage Sale presents opportunity to buy the home of a...

let s move to holmfirth, west yorkshire

‘What,I wonder, will happen to the town when the last person who has watched Last Of The Summer...

ive inherited a house - should i sell it or...

I’m 26 and earn just over £20000,so a buy-to-let mortgage would be a big undertakingQ I have...

lets move to bacup, lancashire

It's the most Easter-y place in Britain,where evil winter sprites are beaten off by The...

let s move to st asaph, denbighshire

It punches above its weight with an international music festival,but this cathedral city is the size...

let s move to westerham, west malling and the west...

It has fabulous bony hills that Chaucer’s pilgrims crossedWhat’s going for it? On...

let s move to leigh on sea: what a difference 15...

It was Let’s amble to’s first visit,in 2001, and it was to be the Next Big Thing – or so I...

let s move to steyning, west sussex

whether Brighton’s getting a bit lively for you,nearby Steyning might be perfectWhat’s going for...

let s move to beccles, suffolk: it s peacock eats...

Like most towns hugging the Broads,it’s wild in tooth, claw and iridescent feather What’s going...

let s move to henley on thames, oxfordshire: it s...

This is mostly a land where Boris Johnson is defaultWhat’s going for it? We are deep in enemy...

let s move to the nadder valley, wiltshire

If you’re stuck on the A303,take a detour to explore this hidden valley of thatched cottages, wide...

let s move to dorchester, dorset

Hardy’s Dorset is a distant memory in this modernised town,but there’s affordable property...

let s move to welshpool, powys

Are enormous castles and half-timbered cottages your thing? Look no furtherWhat’s going for it?...

lets move to catford, south east london

It's not the prettiest spot,but it has comely houses and is one of the final places in the...

let s move to jesmond, newcastle upon tyne

It’s got remarkable architecture,incredible countryside and beaches nearby, and people wearing...

let s move to the east norfolk coast

Fashionable before it started falling into the sea,this stretch of coast has much beaches and...

what is it like to live on britains most expensive...

London's Kensington Palace Gardens is the most expensive address in the UK. Its vast mansions...

can you really save for a deposit by ditching...

For many young people,cutting back on little luxuries will not execute property ownership a reality....

let s move to the marches: a magical patch...

It’s both off and under the radar,on the way to nowhere in specific. Sounds like blissWhat’s...

let s move to falmouth, cornwall

This cheery place was once an well-known port where money and exotic animals arrived from around the...

lets move to: saddleworth, greater manchester

It's less a spot than a state of mindWhat's going for it? You'll hear people in...

lets move to: swanage, dorset

An ordinary,extraordinary seaside resortWhat's going for it? An eternal mystery of the property...

let s move to winchcombe, gloucestershire

It’s at the quieter end of the Cotswolds,far from the madding Camerons and ClarksonsWhat’s going...

let s move to chepstow, monmouthshire

Overlooking the river Wye just before it meets the Severn,Chepstow is a pretty town with the...

let s move to ramsgate, kent

‘It’s not yet chock-full of craft-Vimto-supping artisans with their cupcake-lardy-cake mash-up...

let s move to pevensey and pevensey bay, east...

With tremendous skies,forgotten towns and shingly beaches, this melancholy marshland has everything...

let s move to the forest of dean, gloucestershire

It’s a magical place of elves,hobbits and Yodas – and if you drink enough local cider, you might...

let s move to barnet, north west london

House prices are outrageous,council services maintain been slashed, the centre’s full of chain...

let s move to oundle, northamptonshire

History oozes from its comely golden stone like butter from a toasted muffinWhat’s going for it?...

let s move to braunton, croyde and woolacombe,...

whether the Beach Boys had tried the cream teas and surf round here,they’d be wishing they could...

let s move to barnstaple: it has potential

Once upon a time it was the third megalopolis of Devon – but could it really be quite the set...

let s move to eyemouth and st abb s head,...

With a long history of seafarers,herrings and deep-sea disasters, this little Scottish port is all...

let s move to nantwich, cheshire

This pretty commuter town is a prosperous region,bursting with cafes and redbrick town...

let s move to wymondham, norfolk

It’s on the road to nowhere in a reliable wayWhat’s going for it? The great thing about Norfolk...

let s move to faversham, kent

It may have been the setting for TV’s Southcliffe,but this ancient port is far from grim – it...

lets move to harlesden and old oak common

It's only a matter of time before this dusty corner becomes The Next astronomical...

let s move to princes risborough, buckinghamshire:...

It’s kind,but is it £1m kind?What’s going for it? The Black Prince, eldest son of Edward III,...

let s move to shrewsbury, shropshire: these days,...

I’d slither there in a heartbeat whether – sad face – it wasn’t so far from the sea What’s...

let s move to alston, cumbria

One of England’s highest market towns,it has stone cottages, hardy locals and a shop for anything...

lets move to llantwit major, glamorgan

The streets hum with history in the Oxbridge of the Dark Ages,and it's just a short hop from...

lets move to chesterfield, derbyshire

The twisted church spire is just one of many surprises in this market town on the edge of the Peak...

lets move to burnham on crouch, essex

Sea,silence, seals – yes, and really – all but an hour from LondonOMG. There are seals an hour...

let s move to ripley, derbyshire: the most english...

Don’t come expecting ye olde Morris dancers and chocolate box mead drinkers. This is the kind of...

let s move to llanrwst, conwy

You might be tall in the Himalayas What’s going for it? Its easy to forget the rest of the world...

let s move to solihull, west midlands

Urbs in rure,goes its slogan, though it’s more rure in urbs, or with fragments of its quaint...

let s move to lynton and lynmouth, north devon:...

It’s a dramatic landscape,all vertiginous drops and corniche drives along cliff topsWhat’s going...

let s move to farnham, surrey

A good-looking market town,straight off an old tin of Quality Street, it’s resisting the urban...

let s move to lyme regis

Three decades on,rob a stroll around the little fishing town whose fortunes were changed for ever by...

let s move to marlow, buckinghamshire

It was helpful enough for Percy and Mary Shelley…What’s going for it? Marlow is one of the...

let s move to glasgow southside

Squint and the broad avenues and tenements really could be Manhattan’s Lower East SideWhat’s...

let s move to abbey wood, south east london

It’s being reimagined. Crossrail is coming. It’s boomtime. IshWhat’s going for it? That’s...

let s move to tadcaster, north yorkshire

This friendly tiny market town is dominated by the Sam Smith’s breweryWhat’s going for it?...

let s move to devizes, wiltshire

There’s a lot of history in this West Country town – much of it about long-dead cheating...

let s move to paisley, renfrewshire: the...

Monuments fit for a king,columns, pediments, or spires and turrets… but where are the people,asks...

let s move to: church stretton and the shropshire...

A cute,slumbering market town set in an incongruously wild landscapeWhat’s going for it? When I...

let s move to lytham st annes, lancashire

So posh it has four golf courses; it’s the yin to neighbour Blackpool’s yangWhat’s going for...

let s move to northumberland: for soft sand and...

Not even dark skies can dim the delights of Amble,Alnmouth and WarkworthWhat’s going for it?...

let s move to great yarmouth: see past the usual...

The worst wax museum in the world has,alas, closedWhat’s going for it? When the rain is coming...

let s move to melton mowbray, leicestershire

‘Move here and you’d better like food’What’s going for it? Melton Mowbray has the kind of...

let s move to sydenham, south east london

It may be suburban,but this leafy area has great property and a gritty edgeWhat’s going for it?...

lets move to alcester, warwickshire

Think of it as Stratford-upon-Avon,but nicer, and without the coach partiesWhat's going for it?...

priced out of london, we moved to denmark

Facing sky-tall rent and extortionate childcare costs,Adrian Mackinder and his Danish wife decided...

who will own my house after the mortgage is paid...

I’m paying half the price and my daughter is getting a mortgage for the rest. Will I have anything...

let s move to moretonhampstead and east dartmoor,...

Wild ghost-dogs,wildnerness aplenty and a great choice of gastropubs – what’s not to...

transport for london names partner companies for...

The capital’s transport body hopes to raise £1.1bn from exploiting its land assets in tandem with...

let s move to tottenham, north london

It’s affordable – for London – and gentrification is creeping into this most ethnically...

let s move to tynemouth, tyne wear

This north-east coastal town is pretty near perfectWhat’s going for it? I like Tynemouth. It’s...

let s move to soho, central london

The beating heart of the city can be surprisingly friendlyWhat’s going for it? whether you know it...

oxford shark house put up for rent - they re going...

House featuring 7.5 metre fibreglass shark described as ‘period cottage forming allotment of a...

fancy a new build home? you get more protection...

Increased demand for affordable housing is compromising quality,say industry experts, leaving...

let s move to slaithwaite and the colne valley,...

With food co-ops and micro breweries,the northern powerhouse is already hereWhat’s going for it? I...

from leaky ceilings to clueless agents: tales from...

A would-be homebuyer chronicles the highs and lows of trying to get a foot on the UK property...

let s move to south norwood and thornton heath,...

Here it is,a enormous, humdrum wodge of the city, and with its unreconstructed caffs and kebab...

should i buy a property in barnsley or keep...

I don’t see my stay in the area as long term,so am confused approximately whether I should buy...

keeping the parking blues at bay in kensington for...

A parking space for 15 times the average UK salary? It could be a snip for those needing to keep the...

the bank of mum and dad: it s such a huge amount...

The only way many young people can buy a home is by borrowing from family. But is it healthy – and...

beware the airbnb guests who could end up costing...

The rise in popularity of sites such as Airbnb has been incredible,but renting out your house is...

the cheapest flat in london? clapton studio on...

This 75 sq ft flat in east London has a guide price that puts it in the same bracket as a parking...

my housemate wants to buy me out, but were stuck...

We have achieve our property on the market to judge its value,but the problem is that she wants to...

for sale: a luxury london flat, just 30 miles up...

Property agents offer London prices but at a Luton address The advert for the two-bedroom flat...

property websites: 15 great alternatives to...

Online property sales are dominated by a handful of websites,but there are many others with a...

call to tighten uks new property law to crack down...

Rules should require foreign owners of prime London homes to come clean approximately beneficiary...

i want to rent out my current home and buy a...

Do the sums work to allow me to become a buy-to-let landlord?Q I'm thinking of renting out my...

safe and sound: how to beat the burglars and...

From mortise locks to cameras,there are many ways to ensure your domestic is as secure as possible...

london s property market is britain s hunger games

Evil President Snow’s housing ritual is far too close to homeThe starvation Games imitates life in...

how the word millionaire became meaningless |...

Few of the UK’s 715000 millionaires have cash to flash – it’s all tied up in their house...

house for sale: only problem is the neighbours own...

A couple only discovered that the boundaries of their original-build are incorrect when they tried...

after the floods, york s residents try to piece...

Receding waters are just the beginning of the struggle for those affected by this winter’s...

i am buying a flat with my boyfriend - how do we...

I am putting down a substantial deposit and he is taking out a mortgage,but we can’t agree on how...

gentrification in tottenham? it s a real property...

In the districts dubbed SoTo and NoTo punters are queuing up to re-sell flats that don’t exist....

do i need a buy to let mortgage to get a flat with...

The owner has agreed a fresh 12-month lease on the property and I would like to live in it Q I want...

is shared ownership a vital first step on the...

Shared ownership can be cheap – but it can also be full of pitfalls. We talk to buyers who admit...

can i sell my shared ownership property through an...

I have heard that I have to first give the housing organization eight weeks to sell itQ I’ve just...

home invasion: fifth of adults live with parents...

Astonishing UK house prices,soaring rents and lack of jobs keeping young people with family, and 20%...

parents who paid thousands to live near better...

Four parents define why they were willing to sell the family domestic and move – sometimes across...

holland park square tops list of most expensive...

Average house prices hit £4.8m in dearest street,with all of 10 most pricey in London as abroad...

from grope lane to bell end: do rude street names...

The residents of a rudely named road in the West Midlands absorb launched a petition to absorb its...

duke of westminsters £12bn property firm hit by...

Grosvenor Group reports worst UK performance since 2008 as Brexit and stamp duty rise cause slowdown...

can i stop my husband severing our joint tenancy?

After our breakup,he took such action on the property we own together – without my consent. Do I...

would you take a dip 35 metres up in londons first...

Glass pool will bridge two 10-storey buildings in Embassy Gardens’ modern Battersea developmentFor...

bringing down the house price

Marc Lockley is the Negotiator. Here he explains how to get the best price on possibly your biggest...

wework: they ve transformed the office, now it s...

WeWork has reinvented the dull office as a ‘platform for creators’. Now the $10bn company plans...

property: living in hope of finding a home of your...

From dodgy landlords to crowdsourcing to the mansion tax,it’s been an eventful year in the...

tony and cherie blairs property empire worth...

Former prime minister,his wife and children are registered owners of at least 10 houses and 27 flats...

number of new affordable homes in england jumps by...

DCLG figures reveal more than 66000 affordable homes were built in 2014-15,but there was a decline...

london rises dramatically above new york in global...

Prices and sales of luxury houses and apartments in last five years surpass every other major city...

for sale: blurs very big house in the country - in...

The six-bedroom country house in Bedfordshire that inspired Blur’s song Country House is on the...

powers to bring empty houses into use ignored

Empty dwelling management orders used only 17 times last year,despite 600000 homes lying emptyPowers...

millennials set to reap huge rewards of...

Thinktank: younger generation will profit from high value homes owned by baby boomer parents – but...

top of the pops: own a piece of music history - in...

The former Townhouse Studios in London,where Elton John, Queen and Phil Collins recorded iconic...

buyer of south london basement will have to dig...

Leasehold for basement space sells for £27000 at auction,but new owner will need to achieve the...

mps slam funding plans for right to buy

Commons committee report says “extremely questionable” model forcing councils to sell properties...

homebuyers pay less than renters in a third of uk...

Paying off a typical 90% mortgage is cheaper in 36% of cities but in London monthly repayments on...

is it worth buying a posh garden shed to use as...

We can’t afford a bigger house so are thinking of something big enough for a sofa bedEvery week a...

alley catches the imagination as it fetches...

Set between a pub and a restaurant the passageway might suit a pop-up shop,says the estate agentIt...

england and wales most expensive streets: from...

Average house price in street near Kensington Palace is £8m,while its most desirable property is...

victoria road in kensington is most expensive...

Average house price in street near Kensington Palace is £8m,while its most desirable property is...

homes: cheap to own but expensive to buy

tall house prices relative to incomes mean a deposit is increasingly the barrier to first-time...

first time buyers to get 20% newbuild homes...

Initiative to offer 100000 properties at reduction to buyers under 40 – but scheme will reach at...

factsheet: mortgages

A mortgage is a loan from a bank or building society that,because it is so large, is secured against...

angry homebuyers plan class action lawsuit against...

A year after the housebuilder admitted it had pushed people into unfinished homes,they are still...

these are the parties that do well in the...

Green Party supporters own the most expensive properties in the UK,according to new research, with...

older people due to pass on property wealth...

Housing inheritance will benefit younger generations selectively,with less than a quarter of...

surreal estate: a fortified home by the sea - in...

Fort Picklecombe was built on the Cornwall coast to protect Britain from invasion in the 19th...

london house prices rose almost £500 a day in...

ONS figures display ‘two-speed’ property market,where annual price growth hit 10.8% in capital...

chelsea garage sells for £360,000 at auction

Single garage close to South Kensington tube fetches twice the guide priceA tiny single garage in...

reading takes the lead in house price rises

Record house prices own caused a knock-on effect in the rental market,with tenants paying 2.5% more...

my brother wants to buy me out of our property -...

I moved out and stopped paying the mortgage in December 2014,but continued to pay expensesQ I need...

london help to buy scheme to launch in february

Government’s fairness loan programme will be extended to buyers in the capital,allowing them to...

number of new homes up by 25%

Change in planning policy allowing offices to be converted,along with increase in original-builds,...

journeys up the property ladder: i know that i am...

Even 40 years ago people still turned to their parents for encourage to buy their first domestic....

should we try to convert to a repayment mortgage?

In order to pay off our mortgage we would need to withhold paying until we’re 75. Or should we...

1 in 10 uk adults own a second home - while 4 in...

Britain is becoming a nation of haves and bear nots after novel research revealed one in ten UK...

reasons why should you should buy land build a...

“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us!” Winston Churchill The process of home...

not so grand designs: share the small spaces youve...

We’d like to see pictures of the small spaces that are allotment of your lifestyle – and how...

home extension or loft conversion can add 20% to...

Adding an extra bedroom or bathroom also increases value of property,according to...

surreal estate: inside margaret thatchers chester...

It’s received Ronald Reagan and other heads of state,and given its bombproof door perhaps other...

shared home ownership scheme to be extended by...

Pledge to benefit 40000 extra people is piece of prime minister’s outlining of his record in...

a trulli unique italian house for sale

This restored property in Puglia is a fine example of trullo architecture from the late 1800s...

average uk flat value rises 60% in past decade

Typical flat had £730 added to its value every month since 2005,taking average price from £145800...

homeownership: the generation that had it so good

Dramatic increases in house prices contain locked out younger buyers. Does the baby boomer...

for sale: a kendal mint cake works - in pictures

Lake District warehouse with planning permission to turn into seven two-bedroom cottages is up for...

surreal estate: johnny depps provencal estate up...

Pirates of the Caribbean star is selling his highly personalised domestic in the south of...

where to move for… a long life

The best places in Britain for longevity? (Clue: it helps whether you have money)Easy-peasy:...

only one in 10 homes sold under right to buy are...

DCLG says almost 50000 properties have been bought by tenants since scheme was extended,but less...

humber fort that defended estuary from german...

Haile Sand fort,built during first world war, offers pleasant-sized rooms, or roof terrace and...

kirstie allsopp s top five property selling myths

It turns out that a south-facing garden only adds an average of £800 to the price of your property....

young working class homeowners down 20% under...

Under-35s who own their homes fell by 280000 households since 2010 – with drop more marked among...

investors rushing to snap up homes before buy to...

Estate agents report increased demand before stamp duty changes advance into force on 1 AprilEstate...

london flats costing up to £1m outsell more...

Thousands more high-priced flats sold in 2015 than those costing around £300000,despite fears for...

huge leap in number of people cashing in and...

More Londoners buy homes outside capital than at any time since before financial meltdown as average...

the hottest property market outside london in...

Asking prices in the Kent seaside resort soared by more than 24% in 2015 to reach an average of...

take a look at the london flat thats anything but...

It cost its new owner more than £300000,but when you’re privy to its privy you can perhaps see...

upper crust: buyers pay up to £5.5m for...

Four luxury flats on the Strand sold for between £3m and £5.5m,with all mod cons including...

starter homes will stymie social mobility

Shelter warns that David Camerons homebuilding policy will be out of reach for those on average...

couple spend just £1,200 a year living in off...

A free-spirited couple have told how they live totally off-grid in a hilltop coastal fort –...

how to secure long term tenants for your property

Whether you’re a seasoned investor or about to embark on your first buy-to-let property,the value...

why property guardians are good for communities

Bristol Council recently became the first local authority in the country to ban property...

in pictures: residents told to stay put as council...

Frightened residents living in a 16-floor tower block say they finish not feel secure after part of...

property service charges soar to average £2,777...

Management companies are hiking maintenance charges and ground rent fees,according to insurer’s...

can we bypass the estate agent to buy a property?

The agent has used outdated pictures and not if enough information about the state of the house, so...

uk house prices rise 2% in july

Average price jumped by more than £1000 a week to £282000,with east and south-east of England...

can the landowner evict tenants from a residential...

The council-tax paying residents have found notices taped to their mobile homes by bailiffsI am the...

uk s ideal home revealed

Ever thought about what your ideal domestic would look like? Two fifths of us desire a custom-built...

london set for more than 35,000 new luxury homes...

Developers beget projects in the pipeline totalling 40m square feet and worth £77bn at 196 sites...

its curtain up for £750m apartment block built on...

The Stage scheme in Shoreditch,east London, will feature the remains of the 16th-century Curtain...

sales of £1m plus homes dropped 11% in first half...

Lloyds Bank data suggests higher stamp duty and uncertainty over election result in May slowed top...

downsizing could free up 2.5m homes

Rics says more should be done to encourage older people to vacate their housesMore than 2.5m homes...

how do my ex and i divide our house fairly?

We split amicably but I assume the arrangements we set up when we bought it mean he gets more...

from chelsea with love - spy pad on the market

There’s a distinguished tale behind the bar in this former MI5 agent’s homeEspionage...

mind the gap: homes to fit between the terraces

With land at a premium,this new design of house – no wider than a garage – could be idealRising...

these are some of the bizarre security hacks being...

Leaving dirty dishes in the kitchen and posting social media updates hinting the house is occupied...

older homeowners unlocked £393m from properties...

Equity Release Council reports biggest quarter for lending in its 25-year history on the back of...

scrapping buy to let tax relief will push rents...

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association says chancellor’s budget swagger will constrain...

london house price rises back into double figures,...

Gap between London house prices and rest of the UK at its widest ever as September figures expose...

crazy paving: piece of london street sells for...

Auctioneers say section of pavement in Islington could be held as an investmentA section of pavement...

uk has more than 750,000 property millionaires

In some towns in southern England,half of all homes cost more than £1m, Zoopla findsThere are now...

homeowners trapped by fleecehold - the new cash...

They own the freehold but are forced to pay often escalating estate management fees with no...

how wembley is set to become the new stratford

In the five years since the 2012 Olympics Stratford has managed to achieve something very few hosts...

premiership pads: north london home to high...

By Bea Patel,TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent With the 2017-18 Premier League...

is there a future for property guardianship?

A recent court case in Bristol saw a group of property guardians granted legal recognition as...

renting in london: have we reached the point of...

For the 12 months that I lived in my last studio apartment in south west London it became the butt...

can we return our property to joint ownership...

My partner put our property into his sole name when we broke up. Now we are back together and are...

garage in chelsea up for auction priced at...

Single garage in London to depart under the hammer for guide price equal to cost of a family home in...

redfern review: the fourth major uk housing study...

The Barker,Callcutt and Lyons reviews all preceded Peter Redfern’s investigation into the decline...

surreal estate: a piece of medieval italy - in...

This fully habitable stone property from the 1600s is in the current hilltop village of Santo...

room to swing a bat: tiny terraced house with huge...

Cottage in Bridgnorth,Shropshire was formerly domestic of artist Antony Dracup, who spent years...

welcome to the futuro house

A flying saucer-style pod has landed on the roof of Central Saint Martins and is open for...

come see londons latest luxury housing venture -...

The Aykon Tower proposes to offer ‘the final in luxury’,with all flats facing the Thames already...

britain s longest running planning row ends after...

One of Britain’s longest legal disputes – a row over a tiny rural footpath which has rumbled on...

a property in glasgow has been paid for using...

A flat in Glasgow has become the first property in the country to be paid for using a digital...

renter s fees are still alive and well in london -...

For renters in London there are only two certainties in life; you’re destined to always pay...

garish lego brick extension nominated as britain s...

This garish Lego brick-style house has been nominated for the unflattering crown of Britains UGLIEST...

britain s first micro home installed to tackle...

Britain’s first ‘micro-home’ to tackle rough sleeping has been installed in a city after being...

cheapest flat in london sells for £79,000

Sale agreed for small studio in Clapton,east London, which had 36 viewings and nine offersA flat...

money talks: london tops property league, and...

Plus,the starter homes having a negative impact on social mobility, what the plastic bag charge...

watch - one of last castles in england surrounded...

One of the final castles in England that is surrounded by a moat is on the market for an...

inside a cave conversion house on the market for...

A video tour of a ‘hobbit house’,which has been achieve up for sale for £200000. Thirty Railway...

london nets third of latest 2,779 right to buy...

April to June figures also reveal 307 replacements as one-for-one ‘nowhere near’ being...

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