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How your neighbour could wipe up to £57,000 off the value of your home
When selling a home, many homeowners will work hard to make their property look the best it can for prospective buyers - but you often don't have much control in how your neighbour's property looks
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Rightmove profits up 7.7% to £259 million despite downturn in housing market
House sales in the UK also went down last year from 1. 2 million in 2022 to 1 million in 2023
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'Britain's loneliest home' taken off market after failing to attract buyer
The three-bedroom property in Whernside, North Yorkshire, has been removed from sale, estate agents said today - it has no mains electricity or water and has failed to find a buyer
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Best month to sell a house on average is February, says property website
Analysis by Rightmove found homes listed in February have taken 51 days to find a buyer on average, just ahead of March at 52 days
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Homeowners made average £100,000 profit when selling up last year
Estate agent Hamptons looked at householders selling in 2023 who had bought their homes in the past 20 years
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Silicon Valley $5.6million home snapped up hours after hitting market
The beautiful home, located an hour away from San Francisco, was on the market for just a few hours when a buyer made an all-cash offer at nearly $200,000 above asking price.
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Mum outraged after house viewers leave her flat a mess - including toilet stains
The homeowner was annoyed to return to the flat she had tidied and styled ahead of the viewing just to find someone has undone all of her hard work inside the property
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'My pal says keeping books in the loo is 'disgusting' - I don't see the issue'
One homeowner was left baffled when their pal berated them over having books in their bathroom, as they couldn't see the issue. It's sparked fierce debate online as others weigh in
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Estate agents share 'naff' common feature now knocking £15,000 off house prices
A once popular feature of houses and a way of adding to the value of property is now seen as "naff" and it could take £15,000 off the price with energy efficient homes now the most sought after
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'I saved £3,000 selling my home without an estate agent - it took just 3 weeks'
Carrie Rose, 30, bought her semi-detached house in a popular village in south Yorkshire six years ago for £154,000 but after speaking to an agent when she opted to sell - Carrie thought she could do a job better herself
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Estate agents pull ‘astonishing’ £160k home from market after people see inside
The house in Shirehampton, Bristol was advertised on Rightmove as an "extremely exciting" opportunity which was for 'cash buyers only' but online viewers to branded it "feral"
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Woman baffled as estate agent orders her to wash up all dishes before viewing
She had a few friends over the night before somebody came to view the flat but the estate agents were not best pleased to see a few pots and pans left out by the sink
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'It all started in my bedroom - and now I've built a £200m property empire'
Emma Vidler came up with the idea of Keylet estate agents as a student in Cardiff in 1998 but has now built up an enormous property empire of sprawling estates and lavish mansions