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A row of stone buildings on a narrow street in the Cotswolds under a cloudy sky.

New village to be built in the Cotswolds could 'change the area forever'

Property October 20, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter

A row of semi detached houses on a residential street with the sun shining on their fronts.

The direction your house faces matters more than you think — here's why

Property October 19, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter

A high view of a row of houses on a leafy suburban street in the UK on a sunny day.

Here's why scrapping stamp duty won’t help first-time buyers

Property October 18, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter

James, Harry and Max at their home in Wimbledon, South West London.

What I Own: I bought my £1,450,000 Wimbledon five-bed without ever viewing it

Property October 18, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

Aerial view of the city of Bath including Bath Abbey on a sunny day.

This is why the UK's 'most beautiful city' is in a housing crisis

Property October 16, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter

Croydon One tower above the tram station under a blue sky.

London's iconic '50p building' to be transformed into 250 flats

Property October 16, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter

A CGI image showing what the area where Lewisham Shopping Centre is could look like after redevelopment, with people sat on benches in the sun surrounded by plans and trees.

London area branded 'a complete toilet' to get huge revamp

Property October 16, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter

House model on top of coins stacks.

The UK cities that spend most of their salary on rent revealed

Property October 16, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

Niall sitting a restaurant smiling

I graduated - then found myself homeless

Families October 15, 2025 By Niall Hignett

Aerial view of a new build estate with red brick houses on a sunny day.

5 hidden defects to look out for when buying a new-build home

Property October 15, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter

A housing estate in north London at dusk, with a grass area in the middle of the housing blocks.

The 'yo-yo homes' costing local councils millions while tenants cash in

Property October 14, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter

Mik Scarlet: Inaccessible housing as a disabled person

Finding people like me a home could take 47 years

Property October 13, 2025 By Mik Scarlet

Sam Scott on the sofa inside the living room of her two-bedroom flat in Dorchester, Dorset.

What I Rent: I pay £975 per month for my Dorset two-bed — it's a dopamine dream

Property October 11, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

Visiter parking for Springfield park that is ??50 a hour. Maidstone, Kent, 8th October 2025 . // Homeowners have voted to bring in Britain's most expensive parking - to stop outsiders from nicking their spaces. New tariffs are in place at Springfield Park in Maidstone, Kent - with the first hour now costing an eye-watering ??50. Weston Homes, the firm that developed the new-build estate, said the sky-high fees are meant as a deterrent as with residents have grown fed up of their spots being "monopolised by members of the general public". But, speaking yesterday (Weds), some said finding parking for their own visitors has now become a struggle. With each of the 502 flats having only one designated parking space, they said they have even had to sell their cars and find spots far away from their homes to avoid constant charges. The new prices were brought in on October 1. It now costs ??50 for the first hour, ??55 for up to two hours, ??60 for up to four, ??65 for up to 12 and ??70 for a 24-hour period. Photo released 09/10/2025

It will cost you £50 to park outside these homes - here's why

UK October 9, 2025 By Daisy Outram

View of colourful houses on Blaker Street, Brighton.

Can't afford to move to Brighton? These cheaper suburbs are for you

Property October 7, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

Keir Starmer: A third of home sales fall through - here's how I plan to fix that Getty Images/PA

Keir Starmer: Buying a home in the UK is a huge headache - here's how I plan to fix that

Politics October 5, 2025 By Keir Starmer

Row of houses with for sale signs in front of them

Major reforms will cut a month off the homebuying process, Keir Starmer says

Politics October 6, 2025 By Craig Munro

Darren and Kelly Selmes at their home in Ebbsfleet, Kent.

What I Own: We downsized from a house to our £309,995 'forever flat' in Kent

Property October 13, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

Pictures attached of Clare Cawdery, 45, who is the main subject of the story. She lives in a two-bedroom social house, after years living in appalling private rental conditions and local council accommodation.

'Our mouldy rental home left us feeling like we didn't have a future'

Politics September 29, 2025 By Craig Munro

Earlier this week, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government announced a £350 million boost for affordable homes (Picture: Maureen McLean/Shutterstock)

Map shows the twelve 'new towns' that could be built under Labour

UK September 28, 2025 By Herbie Russell