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Landlords warn of potential rent hikes in response to Labour’s renters’ rights bill
Landlords’ association warns private rental sector reforms ‘could lead to Airbnb Lite’ before plan is unveiled in parliament
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Birmingham council to offload athletes’ village homes, incurring a loss of over £300 million
Sale of hundreds of empty homes designed, but not used, for Commonwealth Games attacked as ‘absolute scandal’
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Furious families brand UK balloon festival 'absolute shambles with no balloons'
The Wales Balloon Festival has been taking place in Carmarthen across Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but some angry visitors have been left fuming at the event over what they consider a lack of balloons...
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Mum and toddler 'startled' in their own home due to odd apartment block rule
A woman was left 'startled' when two workmen entered her flat after only knocking three times in quick succession, giving her no time to get up and out of bed
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Major new parking rule change that could affect millions of drivers
The British Parking Association (BPA) and the International Parking Community (IPC) have published a new single Code of Practice for the private parking sector
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How half cut tree in neighbour row became unlikely tourist attraction
The drastic tree-cutting came after a year-long dispute between Bharat Mistry and the Lees, both in their 70s, in the leafy Sheffield suburb of Waterthorpe
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Drivers in England urged to protect driveways with 'bizarre' legal loophole
A bizarre legal loophole means authorities are unable to intervene if someone parks on your driveway - and it's left homeowners feeling frustrated and powerless
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'My stairs are killing me' says desperate pensioner as she appeals to be rehomed
Nancy Brewster, 82, has been waiting eight years for Onward Homes to move her to a ground floor flat or bungalow of her complex near the Wavertree area of Liverpool
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Furious residents living in 'slum' flats crippled by 'giant service charge'
Jonathan Sheldrake said his service charge for his one-bed flat in Heritage Plaza, Swindon, Wiltshire, has risen from £1,069 in 2017 to an eye-watering £2,120 in 2024
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Elderly couple finally reunited after 'heartbreaking nightmare' 120 days apart
Sheila Glass, 96, and her husband of 74 years, William Glass, 94, are back together after over four months apart after she was medically fit to leave hospital but unable to due to housing shortage
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People left astounded by cost of tiny apartment with no bedroom and one window
House-hunters have been left shocked after checking out a tiny property online, with one crucial room and some essential amenities missing from the expensive pad
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Life in Ascot - quick cash, fleeing locals and gardens used as toilets
Residents of Ascot in Berkshire, home of Royal Ascot, have shared the highs and lows of living alongside the annual horseracing event - from earning easy cash to antisocial behaviour
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Locals scared to leave 'filthy' flat block with carpets regularly set on fire
Residents of a tower block in Wandsworth, London have urged their housing association to do more to stop rife antisocial behaviour and incidents of carpets being burned
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Converted chapel for sale but estate agent fails to mention one crucial feature
This beautiful converted chapel for sale on Anglesey in Wales has one glaring feature that estate agents have failed to mention and has left social media users guessing
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Inside the Cold War nuclear bunker at a major Cambridgeshire housing development
Developers will preserve the historic site as they work to transform the former airfield in Alconbury, Cambridgeshire, into a shiny new hub boasting 6,500 new homes
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UK's 'whitest house' for sale as many spot glaring problem with interior
This contemporary home for sale in Cambridge has prompted a mixed reaction online due to its one defining feature.
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Bizarre house with 'time travelling portal' in wall on market for £220,000
A totally normal house for sale in Birmingham has one extremely unusual feature that is baffling people online who can't quite work out what it's for.
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Three-bedroom house up for sale at £45k - but you'll have a job locating it
A three-bedroom home is available for £45,000 in Darleydale Drive in Wirral, but wannabe buyers will have to cut through the overgrown garden outside - before tackling the inside
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'I'll save £10,000 on my mortgage and pay it off almost 15 years early'
After taking on the challenge of paying off the house on her own, Katie decided to look for ways to help and potentially cut costs in the long run and the hack she found will see her save £10,000
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Reform UK's Lee Anderson caught parking his car in disabled space
The ex-Tory, now standing for Nigel Farage's party, was snapped getting into his silver BMW X5, which had been parked in a disabled space in a car park in Sutton-in-Ashfield
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Disabled man 'trapped in his own flat' left terrified there will be a fire
Robert Smith, who has muscular dystrophy, lives in a ground-floor social housing flat but has no way of leaving his home on his own after breaking his hip last year
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Martin Lewis' MSE reveals one thing every renter ‘should consider’
Contents insurance covers the cost of replacing or repairing your possessions if they are damaged, destroyed or stolen and usually includes things such as your furniture, kitchen appliances, curtains, bedding, clothing, television, and jewellery
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New UK parking rules could see huge reduction in fines being dished out
The new Code of Practice will mandate a 10-minute grace period for road users - meaning motorists and drivers who miss their tickets by seconds will not be slapped with fines
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Blue badge thefts soar as callous thieves sell disabled permits for £5k
There were more than 6,400 thefts of blue badges across London during last year alone. A disabled wheelchair user is now calling for the permits to be updated with pictures on the front
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Blue badge holders warned as parking rules change at major UK airports
Blue badge holders are entitled to free parking in many parts of the country, but the rules may be different at some major UK airports. Check the regulations before you travel