53 h. ago Neighbours from hell are kept out of their house for another three months

Police shut down the property for a second time after constant disruption from drunken crowds and rampant antisocial behaviour that left locals at breaking point

Politics

61 h. ago 'My neighbours had wild reaction when I parked in public spot – it's exhausting'

A man and his partner have been forced to endure a year of 'aggressive' harassment from their neighbours after the man parked near their house after being unable to park anywhere else

Politics

3 d. ago Neighbours complain about eyesore 'Scaffolding House' as home improvement works on previously pretty cottage go on for FIVE YEARS!

Scaffolding sprang up at Margaret Smith's detached house around five years ago, followed by piles of building materials. Three years ago she revealed work could continue until 2030!

Society

3 d. ago Motherwell woman told by neighbour her house had been broken into

Declan Morrison, 21, admitted breaking into the house in Ladywell Road and stealing car keys, a purse and the vehicle on October 28, 2023.

Politics

4 d. ago The worst house on the best street? Be Sir Paul McCartney's neighbour for £3.6 million

The fixer-upper property for sale will cost someone a fraction of the street’s typical asking price

Economics

4 d. ago What can I do about the ghastly colour my neighbour painted their house? DEAN DUNHAM replies

My neighbour has painted the front of their house a ghastly bright pink. Yuck! Is there anything I can do? DEAN DUNHAM replies...

Politics

4 d. ago What can I do about the ghastly colour of my neighbour's house? DEAN DUNHAM has answers

My neighbour has painted the front of their house a ghastly bright pink. Yuck! Is there anything I can do? DEAN DUNHAM replies...

Politics

4 d. ago Mum has 'perfect response' to neighbour who said they were 'superior household'

A mum has been praised for having the "perfect response" for her neighbour after they claimed they had the "final say" over what she could do to her own property as they were the "senior household"

Politics

6 d. ago Are rents affordable in Amsterdam? Not if you are a newcomer | Amber Howard

The city was once the pinnacle of inclusivity, with working- and middle-class people alike living in social housing – then the private landlords arrivedIn this series, writers discuss the causes of – and solutions to – the housing crisis in key European citiesWhen I moved to Amsterdam, I felt incredibly lucky to find an illegal six-month sublet 15 minutes by bike from the centre, secured through a friend of a friend. The cost was €1,000 a month – a bargain by market standards but still well over double what my downstairs neighbour, Henrika, paid under the lifelong social housing contract she had obtained four decades earlier.In the intervening years, Amsterdam had shifted from a pinnacle of inclusivity and progressive housing politics to one of Europe’s most unaffordable markets. In the last year, Dutch house prices have surged by more than 10%, homelessness has risen by more than 20%, and rents in the private rental sector have climbed by more than 7%.Amber Howard is a researcher i...

Events

8 d. ago A lawn filled with garden gnomes could 'knock £12,000 off price of neighbour's home', new study says

Researchers at Churchill Home Insurance quizzed 500 estate agents across the country to find out the biggest problems caused by neighbouring properties when selling a house.

Economics

8 d. ago Say no to gnomes? New study says the cute lawn ornaments could 'knock £12,000 off price of neighbour's home'

Researchers at Churchill Home Insurance quizzed 500 estate agents across the country to find out the biggest problems caused by neighbouring properties when selling a house.

Economics

1 week ago Front gardens with gnomes can knock £12,000 off neighbours' property value

Estate agents reveal houses with the bearded ornaments can devalue neighbouring home values by more than £10,000

Economics

1 week ago 'I'm scared to flush toilet in my house after nightmare neighbour called police'

A woman is petrified to do everyday things in her home like sitting down, doing the washing up, or even flushing the toilet due to her neighbour's excessive reactions

Events

1 week ago 'I thought they were going to die': Hero neighbours rescue mum and child trapped inside burning house

'There was just sheer flames'

Events

1 week ago Neighbours' fury as Rochdale grooming gang leader throws parties in house fitted with police panic alarm after using legal loophole to dodge deportation

The convicted paedophile, 55, was one of nine men jailed in 2012 for raping and trafficking vulnerable girls across northern England in a case that shocked the country.

Events

2 w. ago Chaos in Clapham: a visit to the most dangerous cycle spot in Great Britain

Commuters share their views at the junction with the highest number of cycling accidentsIt’s 8am in Clapham, the area of south-west London where young professionals and well-off homeowners are crammed into 2 sq miles of buzzy high streets, a leafy common and rows of terraced houses.The popularity of the neighbourhood lies in its proximity to the city centre. A 4-mile hop to central London makes for an easy journey to work, especially for one kind of commuter: cyclists. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago G7 leaders are paralysed by their fear of upsetting Donald Trump | Rafael Behr

Tyranny is contagious – and western governments’ reluctance to name the threat is helping it spreadThere is no founding charter or admissions process to the self-selecting group of “leading” economic powers that currently numbers seven. It was the G8 from 1997 to March 2014. Then Russia annexed Crimea and had its membership suspended, establishing the rule that participating nations should not seize their neighbours’ land.The White House used to condemn that sort of thing on the grounds that “it violates the principles upon which the international system is built”. These days, not so much. On Sunday, shortly after arriving for a G7 meeting in the Canadian resort of Kananaskis, Donald Trump told his host, the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, that Vladimir Putin’s expulsion from the club had been a “big mistake”.Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnistOne year of Labour, with Pippa Crerar, Rafael Behr and moreOn 9 July, join Pippa Crerar, Rafael Behr, Frances O’Grady and Salma Shah as...

Politics

2 w. ago Is THIS the world's most stubborn homeowner? Man refuses to leave home as developer demolishes neighbours' houses... and builds 10 storey pyramid instead

Most of Chen Tianming's village was razed in 2018 to build a lucrative tourist resort but the 42-year-old refused to leave - instead began building his own 10-storey tower.

Society

3 w. ago My neighbour flooded my flat but says I have to pay: DEAN DUNHAM replies

My neighbour's drains backed up and flooded my house. He says I should claim on my insurance but I think it's his responsibility to pay. Who is right? DEAN DUNHAM replies...

Events

3 w. ago My neighbour flooded my flat but says I have to pay: DEAN DUNHAM reveals exactly how to deal with the dispute PLUS the way you can banish annoying ice cream vans from your road

My neighbour's drains backed up and flooded my house. He says I should claim on my insurance but I think it's his responsibility to pay. Who is right? DEAN DUNHAM replies...

Economics