Housing

Nearly have of prospective homebuyers are waiting for prices to go down

Budding homebuyers hold fire as four in 10 wait for prices to drop

A CGI of how the new Berwick Academy could look.

New Berwick Academy project gets formal planning green light

Cllr John Harrison and North Tyneside’s Elected Mayor, Karen Clark, at the new homes in Wallsend

Derelict site projects provide 16 new homes in North Tyneside

North Tyneside Magistrates' Court.

Developer fined over drainage at housing development

A CGI of how the new Berwick Academy could look.

New Berwick Academy project gets planning green light from council

Northumberland council leader Glen Sanderson.

Local Plan takes next step with development site map

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A person saving alone in London could face a 21-year wait to build a 10% house deposit, research has found

Ad Feature House deposit saving takes 21 years in London, study finds

New tenants Carole and Mike with Cllr Stephen Flower, Phil Graham, Cllr Colin Horncastle and Steven Harrison.

New homes joy as tenants move into affordable bungalows

Ward Councillor Rick Baker with Northumberland County Councillor Colin Horncastle, Cabinet member for housing.

Work underway to demolish over 40 council homes

New research from CIA Landlords has analysed where renters are most and least likely to have access to a garden

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Leeds has been named the hardest major UK city to find a rental home with a garden, while Edinburgh offers renters the best chance of their own outdoor space.
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Whitley Bay.

Encampment returns to Whitley Bay despite earlier eviction notice

Research revealed that more than half of Gen Z rank illness or pain among their top aging concerns, higher than Boomers.

Ad Feature Gen Z worry more about aging than Boomers, study reveals

Buyer demand is at its weakest in years

Ad Feature Frozen market sees homeowners extend rather than move

Work is being done to help protect nesting shorebirds on the Northumberland coast.

Wildlife enthusiasts working hard to help protect nesting shorebirds

Saudi Developmental Housing Foundation (Sakan) has achieved a national milestone with international recognition by winning the Learning Excellence Award in London

Ad Feature Sakan wins learning excellence awards in London

Run by the Housing Developmental Foundation, known as SAKAN, the programme has developed a housing support model that brings together 313 nonprofit organisations and 1.4 million volunteers

Ad Feature Saudi housing scheme helps millions in effort to tackle homes crisis

Coquetdale near Alwinton.

New report highlights 'unique' challenges faced by rural residents

Northumberland council leader Glen Sanderson outside Bedlington Station.

Calls for urgent action to address housing failures after regulator report

The parts of the North East where houses are selling fastest have been revealed

The 5 areas of the North East where houses are selling fastest

Coun Georgina Hill.

Claim housing crisis is forcing people to stay in abusive relationships

41 per cent weren’t shown the loft space when viewing their house.

Three in 10 Brits don’t have enough room for all their belongings

The law was named in memory of Awaab Ishak, a two-year-old boy who tragically died in 2020 due to prolonged mould exposure in social housing.

Ad Feature Awaab's Law comes into force with warning of a "crisis of competence"

ThermoPest wants to highlight the proven success of controlled, high-temperature heat systems

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We've looked at customer reviews for the UK's biggest house builders to see how they compare

The UK's best and worst-rated house-builders, based on reviews

Chief Executive of the HomeOwners Alliance, Paula Higgins

Call for action as survey reveals 35% of homes with spray foam have defect

Mortgage adviser Liam Cockerham has offered his expert advice to first-time buyers on the pitfalls to avoid, including one easy mistake to make

The one easy mistake to avoid when buying your first home

Rydal Mount (Credit: Ashdown Jones, The Lakes and Lune Valley)

William Wordsworth's Victorian cottage on Lake Windermere up for sale
Rydal Mount, a historic Grade I listed Victorian property, offers a rare opportunity to own a piece of England’s literary and architectural heritage.
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The initiative aims to support UK mission to reduce energy bills, create green jobs, and advance climate action

Social housing in UK to have cleaner energy come new initiative

Rachel Reeves poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual Autumn budget to Parliament (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

UK families to get free cash as Household Support Fund is extended

Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to give a speech at the Treasury in July 2024 (Photo: Jonathan Brady - Pool/Getty Images)

What to expect from Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Autumn Budget

'Lifestyle inflation' is to blame, according to 4,000 adults

Fewer than one in 10 millennials have hit their financial goals

Jess Phillips MP speaking at The Rally Against Violence Towards Women and Girls at Labour conference.

Minister says stopping VAWG should be everyone’s “core business”

A poll of 2,000 adults uncovered the top 50 things that irritate people when they’re trying to get on with their day

These are life's top 50 biggest inconveniences

Jackie Kennedy, is the only resident living in a 50-room care home after it closed down in 2023.

I live alone in abandoned care home - I feel like a "prisoner"

A poll of 500 adults who bought their first property have revealed their biggest regrets - including living in an area they do not love

First-time buyers reveal their biggest regrets

A house lies in ruins.

Footage shows house with front blown off after suspected gas explosion

Marshal Craig, one of the last remaining residents on Clune Park estate in Port Glasgow which is almost deserted.

'I'm not moving!' - Man refuses to leave derelict 'Chernobyl' estate

Hillary and Franco McManus Omaze Million Pound House London winners inside their new £5m home

'Best wedding present ever': Newlyweds win a £5m Omaze dream home

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Half of renters endure cold, damp or mould - despite record high rents

Rent increases are impacting the saving powers of four in 10 private tenants and now a third of these can't afford to put any cash aside as a result.

62% of UK renters put aside £100 or less each month

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

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

Expert tips for first-time homebuyers as mortgages jump 61% in 5 years

Karen Bishop, 51, with her 2-year-old French bull dog Drew outside the Travelodge in Norwich.

Watch: Disabled gran has lived in hotel for 2 years after flat blaze

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UK city leaps into top 10 most expensive cities for expats Alex Nelson

Residents of Stratford-upon-Avon are blighted by antisocial behaviour along South Green Drive and Cottage Lane, just a stones throw from Anne Hathaway's Cottage.

Watch: Drug gangs create misery on posh Shakespeare heritage street

Destiny Mitchell, 26, is homeless and has turned a bus stop into a temporary home on the Bristol Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham.

Watch: Our home is a disused bus shelter...it's going to be demolished

Across England the housebuilding sector has seen a slowdown. (Photo by Gareth Fuller/PA Radar)

Drop off in construction of new homes

In Northumberland, 34% of private rented homes were deemed non-decent and 10% of all social homes. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

More homes fail to meet decency standards than UK average

Shelter launched a campaign to tackle the North East's "housing emergency" by shining messages onto the Angel of the North. Photo: Shelter.

Families 'trapped' by big waiting lists and 'terrible' conditions, warns charity

December Market Insight Report reveals planning application rush

Data shows planning applicants rushed to apply ahead of planning price rise

The former Lindisfarne Middle School in Alnwick.

Update on plans for former middle school site as demolition work begins

The number of Northumberland households estimated to be homeless has risen. Picture: PA Radar

More homeless households in Northumberland

King Charles III and Queen Camilla on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the coronation on May 6, 2023. Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire.

King Charles & Queen Camilla criticised over gender pay gap to staff

Ian Levy MP with Northumbria Police Chief Constable Winton Keenen.

Northumberland MP welcomes measures to tackle anti-social behaviour

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