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I’m on £100,000 and have £75,000 in savings but I feel poor

Money 2 days ago By Sarah Davidson

Facade of a house in London in with colourful doors and vivid greenery and hydrangea flowers in the yard.

The elite London areas with the largest property discounts in 2025

Property 3 days ago By Eleanor Noyce

A happy young couple move into a new apartment.

The infuriating boomer habit that's making it even harder to buy a home

Property 3 days ago By Eleanor Noyce

What I Own Feature for the Metro. Ian and Andrea Clewett from Aberangell. Picture by Phil Blagg Photography. PB002-2026

What I Own: We put down a £200,000 deposit on our £302,000 Snowdonia home

Property 3 days ago By Eleanor Noyce

Identical twins Emmeline (left)and Pauline (right) Okafor pictured on the roof of their flat in Tottenham.

What I Rent: We're 42-year-old twins — we have matching bedrooms in our £2,780 London flat

Property January 24, 2026 By Eleanor Noyce

A man holds a pair of keys to indicate moving house against a blue backdrop of houses.

I just bought my first house at 25 — my parents gave me £400,000

Property January 27, 2026 By Eleanor Noyce

Walala Parade, Leyton High Road, Leyton.

London homebuyers are flocking to this 'affordable and accessible' borough

Property January 23, 2026 By Alice Giddings

Tollgate Park, Beckton, London with White Clouds

London neighbourhood stinks so badly of 'eggs and sewage' that locals can't sleep

Property January 21, 2026 By Eleanor Noyce

Location, Location, Location host Phil Spencer against a backdrop of a row of houses and a for sale sign.

Phil Spencer's five top tips to help your home fly off the market

Property January 20, 2026 By Eleanor Noyce

Issy Packer - spending 32k on rent and proud

I’ve given my landlord £33,000 in five years – it's worth every penny

Property January 19, 2026 By Issy Packer

Justin Coakley with his whippet Alto inside his home in South West London.

What I Own: We spent £925,000 on our South West London home — now it's worth £1.5 million

Property January 20, 2026 By Eleanor Noyce

Martyn and Nicola Dickinson smile outside their new £4.5 million Omaze mansion in the Lake District.

I won a £4.5 million mansion after ignoring my husband's advice 'not to bother'

Property January 16, 2026 By Eleanor Noyce

Harold Road Centre in Plaistow, Newham, London.

The 'unfashionable' London neighbourhood estate agents predict will be the new Hackney

Property January 15, 2026 By Eleanor Noyce

70-year-old Robyn Yerian smiles, wearing a black dress and holding an iced drink inside a restaurant.

I founded a women-only commune — there’s no men and no drama

Property January 14, 2026 By Eleanor Noyce

The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge across the river Tees.

The UK's most affordable town with houses £150,000 cheaper than average

Property January 13, 2026 By Eleanor Noyce

Drone view of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

City once nicknamed 'Satan's layby' now crowned as one of UK's coolest postcodes

Property January 14, 2026 By Eleanor Noyce

What I Own: We pay £1,000pcm to live in our quirky ex-corner shop in Manchester

Property January 10, 2026 By Eleanor Noyce

I'm a full-time house sitter — it saves me £12,000 a year on rent and bills

Property January 9, 2026 By Jessica Lindsay

Houses in East Common, Harpenden, Hertfordshire.

'Beautiful' town named UK's most desirable place to live in 2026

Property January 6, 2026 By Eleanor Noyce

London townhouses at sunset.

This is the salary you need to earn to afford a house in every UK region — and it's grim

Property January 7, 2026 By Eleanor Noyce