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A close up of a red and white 'for sale' sign with a red brick building in the background.

One in five first time buyers in the UK's 'broken' property market are over 40

Channel: Property Property November 25, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter
A mock-up of the planned Truman development.

Truman Brewery development could ‘rip the heart out of Brick Lane’

Channel: UK UK November 24, 2025 By John Dunne
Woman removing mould from a wall using spatula and chlorine.

The 65p hack that could stop mould taking over your home this winter

Channel: Property Property November 22, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce
Hannah Van De Peer sits on the sofa inside her two-bedroom flat in Bristol.

What I Rent: We have mould and single glazing — but we love our £1,200 pcm Bristol flat

Channel: Property Property November 22, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce
Aerial view of residential streets and a football field in Guildford at sunset, with the cathedral visible in the distance.

£86,000,000 new neighbourhood could be built in 'lovely' commuter spot

Channel: Property Property November 21, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter
Aerial photo of residential sreets in Dagenham on a cloudy day with the London skyline in the distance.

Plans for London's 'worst' borough to get 1,300-home new neighbourhood

Channel: Property Property November 20, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter
Church Street, Shildon town centre, Co. Durham, England, UK

The UK's cheapest area to buy a home — where properties cost £45,000

Channel: Property Property November 20, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce
A high angle view of residential streets in Luton at sunset.

The UK's 'worst commuter town' to undergo £136,000,000 upgrade

Channel: Property Property November 20, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter
A CGI image of two tower blocks above a railway bridge with people on bikes along a cycle path in front.

Two new tower blocks with 245 homes planned for London's 'most gentrified' area

Channel: Property Property November 19, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter
Aerial view of Crews Hill in Enfield showing a small amount of buildings surrounded by green fields.

Locals 'completely oppose' plans for new town with 21,000 homes in North London

Channel: Property Property November 19, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter
Tired man taking a break from unpacking in his new flat.

This is exactly how much it costs to move house in 2025 — and it's bleak

Channel: Property Property November 18, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce
Plans for Forest City 1, just outside of Cambridge, show wooden homes and tree-lined streets.

Futuristic new UK city the size of Bristol with 'skyscrapers made of wood' to be built

Channel: Property Property November 18, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce
Aerial view of Euston Station, London, with construction taking place next to it and the London skyline visible in the distance.

'Once-in-century' plan to upgrade area near major London station

Channel: Property Property November 18, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter
Two railway tracks with foliage either side and wires overhead.

The railway lines where 40,000 new homes could be built

Channel: Property Property November 18, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter
Colourfully painted terraced houses on Falkland Road in Kentish Town, North London.

This surprising London suburb could become the UK’s £1,000,000,000 answer to Hollywood

Channel: Property Property November 15, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce
Eve Stanway smiles with her dog

As a child I had no postcode, no front door, and no education

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle December 28, 2025 By Eve Stanway

What I Own: I paid £620,000 for my London two-bed as a first-time buyer

Channel: Property Property November 24, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce
Supporters of the London Renters Union protest outside a branch of Foxtons estate agent to demand rent controls across the UK on 14th December 2024 in London, United Kingdom. Other demands made by the London Renters Union include monitored good standards for rental properties, indefinite tenancies, safe and secure temporary accommodation as part of a clear path to a permanent home, an end to discrimination in access to housing and an end to right to buy with councils funded to build and renovate good quality public housing for all those in need. (photo by Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images)

Your landlord can’t evict you without good reason from this date

Channel: UK UK November 13, 2025 By Sam Courtney-Guy
A red rowing boat on the sea in a harbour with buildings and a church visible on the shore under a blue sky.

Seaside commuter town gets new neighbourhood aimed at first-time buyers

Channel: Property Property November 13, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter
Aerial view of three gas holders surrounded by trees and fields with a suburban neighbourhood visible in the distance.

New London neighbourhood with 586 homes to be built on 'unique' abandoned site

Channel: Property Property November 11, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter

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