If you're among the 100,000 households trying to sell this Christmas , the advice is to leave the lights in the garage and the plastic snowman in the loft.

The first fixed-rate mortgage was launched by then-Halifax Building Society in 1988. We look at how expensive mortgages and properties are now, compared to back then.

In the second instalment of a new series, former RICS residential chairman argues we need to build more affordable housing and help aspiring first-time buyers.

The quirky pad, located in Coventry, is fitted with modern furnishings and a small window that looks out onto the city centre.

The average home has lost thousands over the past 12 months and is predicted to fall by a further £25,000 by the end of 2024.

The two rundown homes made of brick-coloured corrugated sheets, featuring large bay windows, in Crumlin near Blackwood in Gwent, are in a 'poor state of repair' according to the listing.

The tiny beach shack is a simple corrugated hut but overlooks the sandy beach in the village of Abersoch, North Wales - which has been dubbed 'Cheshire by the Sea' due to the rise of second homeowning.

EXCLUSIVE: The one-bed flat from the hit BBC series the Detectorists is up for sale for £200,000 - driving super fans to suggest clubbing together to buy the iconic Suffolk property.

Red Rock Island - also known as Moleta and Golden Rock - is set to come in hot on the San Francisco Bay housing market at $25 million, a bargain for owning a private island

EXCLUSIVE: Herculas Pretorius, 62, who is building an extension to his property at the top of the cliffs in St Leonards, says the finger of blame for the slide is wrongly pointed in his direction.

There is a conundrum in British housing. Everybody knows we need to build more homes but we cannot agree on where to build them.

Whether you are a cool Yule minimalist or a winter wonderland maximalist, you can make your home look more welcoming for the festive season.

For those across the UK who own a Ring doorbell, you may be pleased to hear of a free upgrade that has appeared on accounts nationwide this month - the arrival of all new British accents for Quick Replies

From restoring a 600-year cave house in the countryside to renovating an old water tower in central London, Grand Designs has seen its fair share of intriguing projects.

With the scaling back of HS2 and the advance of ultra-low emission zones, opting for a home on a bus route could be a canny move.

A fairytale style cottage shaped like a mushroom has gone on the market for £350,000. The two-bedroom home built in the early 1800s and dubbed 'The Mushroom House' is located in Haringey.

The cosy cottage lies right next to the tracks at Beasdale Station - an operational railway station located in Druimindarroch, Scottish Highlands.

They've been around since 5000BC when caskets were used by men and women in ancient Egypt as they believed jewellery had a spiritual significance.

Many of us have been putting it off. But with colder days marking the onset of winter, it seems we have little choice but to crank up the heating.

Ronnie Corbett bought the Grade II listed property from a company who was, unbeknownst to him, connected to Danny Pembroke, unmasked in 2019 as one of the Great Train Robbers.