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Southampton City Council selling ?65m property assets which includes hundreds of shops, offices, warehouses and other commercial properties worth ?65m have been freed up for sale by Southampton council, the Daily Echo can reveal. The sell-off comes as the local authority battles...

Councils should sell or let over million empty homes at a discounted rate to help reclaim for families in need, a charity says. Empty Homes has urged the government to pressure local authorities to create more affordable homes. Two million families need a home and 100,000 more...

HSBC offers 90pc LTV sub 4% interest rate for mortgage borrowers with a 10% deposit – a 3.84% two-year discount deal with no fee to pay. The bank continues to offer two-year and five-year fixed rates at 85% and 90% LTV fee-free. Peter Dockar, head of mortgages at HSBC,...

Renters to outnumber owners in their share of the housing market over the next 15 years. We look at your options if you are one of those still looking to buy. Some 54% of people expect that, by 2026, more people in the UK will be renting than owning their homes, according to...

In the final Chapter I will share with you a checklist you can use to prepare your home for viewings, making sure it looks it’s absolute best and all your efforts have paid off. These are the final touches in increasing your home’s value by thousands and selling it...

One of the great challenges to selling a home can be showing all of its space, decor and natural light potential. We’ll show you some tips on how to give your house face lift and sell it faster. Sellers should be aware that areas such as these are easy to spruce-up with a...

Consumer Price Index (CPI) annual inflation fell to 5 per cent in October from 5.2 per cent in September, the Office for National Statistics has said. Retail Price Index (RPI) annual inflation, which includes mortgages and housing costs, also dropped to 5.4 per cent in October...

Making improvements in a home can enable a faster sale of the property substantially beyond the cost of the renovation, and even mean the difference in whether or not the house sells at all. When contemplating an upgrade, a homeowner is wise to consider renovations which are not...