Homeowners

Pet smells can devalue a home

Seven ways you’re devaluing your home without realising

Lucy Gawthorpe at her home where a wall has collapsed.

Garden wall destroyed my conservatory..insurers are FINALLY paying out

Expert advice for homebuyers: 4 simple steps that will help sell your home fast

4 simple steps to help sell your home fast

Is my home suitable for a heat pump?

Is my house suitable for a heat pump?

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New calculator shows how much house prices have gone up in your area

Residents have blasted developers after paying £550,000 to live on 'desolate' newbuild estate which remains unfinished - FIVE years after people moved in. Pictured: Lin Glover

Our dream home is an unfinished building site...after 5 years

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I'm a financial advisor - these rules will get you to your saving goal

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I'm a mortgage expert - 9 pitfalls that first time buyers should avoid

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UK interest rates to hold - how it will impact borrowers and finances

Affordability concerns are prompting first-time buyers to consider moving more than 30 miles from their preferred location

First-time buyers prepared to move more than 30 miles

People look at residential properties displayed for sale in the window of an estate agent (Photo: ISABEL INFANTES/AFP via Getty Images)

Big lenders including HSBC and Barclays cut mortgage rates

Gas cannister exploded after being incorrectly thrown out with household rubbish

Watch: Gas cannister explodes and is sent flying at binman

The Bank of England (Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Bank of England holds interest rates and gives hope for borrowers

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UK home insurance premiums surge by 19% in 2024 - ABI report

Victoria and Andrew Ellington found a 27ft plunging well under the floor of their new home in Bute Cottage, Redcar.

Watch: We found a 27-ft well under the floor and we made it a feature

Residential areas of north London (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Building society unveils £5,000 deposit mortgage for first-time buyers

The residents of a house which had its roof ripped up assess the damage in the aftermath of a tornado in December 2023 in Stalybridge (Photo: Ryan Jenkins/Getty Images)

UK weather damage insurance claims hit record £573m - how to claim

Several named storms - such as Babet and Ciaran - contributed significantly to the increase

Alex Nelson

The least likeable living room revealed

The nation’s biggest décor distasters

Stacey Solomon meets folk who hope to turn their property into their dream home (Channel 4)

Brand New Stacey Solomon’s Renovation Rescue

Michael Gove is the Housing Secretary. Credit: Kim Mogg/Getty/Adobe

Explainer U-turn expected over landmark leasehold reform to abolish ground rents

Diane Jackson, 61, and partner Mark, 59, have seen their £320,000 new build home turn into a nightmare after mould and beetle infestation riddled the building. (Credit: SWNS)

New-build nightmare for distraught couple

The 'free money' tip that helps money-savvy people save thousands

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'Dutch-style' mortgages are coming to the UK - but what are they?

Zoopla House Price Index: Property supply reaches six-year high with sellers accepting less for their home

Zoopla warns £18,000 asking-price discount is fuelling 'buyers market'

Aspiring UK homeowners aren't feeling so optimistic

UK house prices will be £45,000 higher by 2028 according to Savills - house price by region

UK house prices will be £45,000 higher by 2028, says Savills

The best and worst interior trends of the past 25 years

The British glass industry says as many as 80 million home windows could benefit from being replaced (NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)

Replacing draughty windows could save help money and the planet

The British glass industry says UK homes are some of the least efficient in Western Europe when it comes to heat loss

Amber Allott

Storm Babet: 10 pictures that show the extent of flooding across the UK

Flood chaos as Storm Babet sweeps the UK - in pictures

Cheap DIY ideas to make your home more expensive - can add £58k to your property

Cheap and easy DIY ideas to add value to your property

Mortgage rates: Cost-of-living concern hits ‘record high’ as Humza Yousaf calls on UK government to help

Concern over mortgage rates hit ‘record high’ as homeowners struggle

Among your piles of stuff could be hidden treasures worth a lot of money and old books are no exception, with some first editions worth up to £139,000.

10 old children’s books you could have lying around worth up to £139k

Top 5 eco-friendly home improvements

Nationwide's House Price Index for August 2023 concluded a "further softening in the annual rate of house price growth" - Credit: Adobe

House prices wobble - making homes more affordable for wannabe owners

Homes in the UK are designed to retain heat, so heatwaves prove tough for Brits who cannot escape the high temperatures.

How to keep your home cool without air con as temperatures soar again

Campaigners from Positive Money demonstrate outside the Bank of England in London on Thursday, against the rises in interest rates amid the cost of living crisis. Picture: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

Interest rates: How Bank of England base rate rise affects real lives

Burbank police found the furry visitor taking a dip as the county swelters in a heatwave (Image: Burbank police)

A bear spotted relaxing in a pool during US heatwave

Felicity Holloway, who heads up mortgages at Moneybox Home-buying, has revealed how homeowners can navigate remortgaging with greater confidence.

Mortgage expert’s five tips on ‘daunting prospect’ of remortgaging

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey. Credit: PA

Almost 1 million homeowners will see monthly mortgage increase by £500

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has agreed a plan with the banks to help mortgage holders struggling with sky-high interest rates, but has held off on offering government support. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

Explainer How the Tories, Labour and Lib Dems plan to tackle the mortgage crisis

If Next’s sales uplift is a sign of what’s to come in May’s inflation statistics (which will be released tomorrow morning), it could well spell more pain for mortgage payers. Credit: Kim Mogg/Adobe

Analysis Next's profits could spell more inflation pain for mortgage holders

Four in 10 hopeful home-buyers are optimistic about owning their first property

4 in 10 home-buyers are optimistic about owning their first property

The Halifax HPI for October has been released (images: Getty Images/Adobe/NationalWorld)

Explainer First annual decline in house prices since 2012, new figures show

A Purplebricks 'sold' board pictured on a house in a row of terraced homes on a residential street near Oldham in 2022 (Photo: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Purplebricks sold to rival for £1 with job losses expected

Homeowners urged to take part in No Mow May to ‘liberate lawns’. (Photo: NationalWorld/Mark Hall)

Homeowners urged to take part in No Mow May to ‘liberate lawns’

Converting homes into short-term holiday lets would require planning permission under government plans to stop residents being “pushed out of cherished towns” (Photos: Getty)

Government proposes new rules for short-term lets in tourism hot spots

Experts from the industry have given an insight into what effect Jeremy Hunt’s new Spring Budget will have on the UK housing market.

What does spring budget mean for housing market? Zoopla forecast

Everyone is feeling the stress of rising bills, like council tax and food, but NationalWorld journalist Rochelle Barrand believes that single people are being hit the hardest.

Cost of living single: people penalised by costs like council tax Rochelle Barrand

Worst hit areas as homeowners face mortgage hikes up to £14k a year

Buying a house has got much harder for first time buyers over the last 12 months, according to Nationwide analysis (image: Adobe)

Nationwide reveals UK’s most affordable areas for first time buyers

Firms fined for targeting over 60s with illegal marketing calls

Homeowners are set to see mortgage costs soar as the Bank of England confirms its biggest single interest rate rise in decades (Composite: Mark Hall)

Bank of England 3% interest rate rise: what it means for your money

The Bank of England has raised interest rates to 3% (Photo: Getty Images)

Interest rates hit 3% after biggest hike for three decades

Money-saving expert Martin Lewis has shared a warning for homeowners amid rising costs. (Credit: Getty Images)

Martin Lewis explains cost of mortgage payments if interest rates rise

House prices have been steadily rising since the Covid-19 pandemic (Pic: Getty Images)

UK property crash: will the housing market crash in 2022?

Money-saving expert Martin Lewis has shared a warning for homeowners amid rising costs. (Credit: Getty Images)

Martin Lewis warns homeowners following interest rate increase

To buy or not to buy: should you take the plunge if you want to buy a home? (image: Getty Images)

What are the best home buying tips? Expert answers key questions