6 h. ago UK homebuyers favour new builds over older homes due to maintenance concerns

A poll of 1,000 adults currently looking to buy found 44% are exploring new builds, compared with just 30% considering an older home.

Politics

6 h. ago Home buyers 'snub' old houses in favour of new builds due to 'mould and leaks'

Brits currently looking to buy are more likely to be looking at new builds than older homes - and the reasons why are clear

Society

23 h. ago Marcus Rashford faces ‘staggering’ bill to build dream home with nightmare project nowhere near finished after 5 years

MARCUS Rashford’s dream-home build has been hit by delays which could cost him £15million. The England football ace is investigating why the former golf course and clubhouse, which he bought in bought in 2020 for £2.25million, is nowhere near finished after five years. The 63-acre site became overgrown as work ground to a halt amid...

Politics

35 h. ago Fury over plans to build 195 new homes on green belt land in affluent commuter town using Labour policy

When councillors rejected a plan for 195 new homes and saw an appeal dismissed by the High Court, they may have thought it was the end of the issue.

Events

45 h. ago Rachel Reeves vows to leave 'no stone unturned' to get economy firing

Ms Reeves claimed under the Tories the country had cared "more about bats than building homes", and that something was finally changing with 'ambitious' planning reforms

Politics

49 h. ago Secretary of War Pete Hegseth reacts after Laura Loomer shreds Qatari air force base in US

Speaking alongside Qatar’s Minister of Defense Friday, Hegseth announced deal to build a Qatari Emiri Air Force facility at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho

Society

55 h. ago Liverpool star sent home from international duty as injury fears build before Manchester United

Ibrahima Konate was forced off just after half-time of Liverpool's 2-1 Premier League defeat at Chelsea last Saturday with a thigh injury and has now been released from the France squad

Society

66 h. ago Donald Trump's health report sparks concern after detailing 'ongoing maintenance' plan

The results from Donald Trump's "routine yearly check-up" at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center were made public by the White House on Friday

Politics

68 h. ago Three machetes. Two bows. Four grenades. How Southport killer Axel Rudakubana's parents let him build an arsenal of weapons in the family home

To the DPD driver who knocked on the door of 10 Old School Close, in Banks, Lancashire, shortly after midday on June 14, 2023, it was just another delivery.

Events

3 d. ago Personal trainer who enraged neighbours with 'deep bass beats' from his £125k garage is ordered to stop using it as a commercial gym

Glen Jepson was granted permission to build a detached garage on land behind his home in Dibden Purlieu, Hampshire, in 2019, with the goal of transforming it into a gym.

Economics

4 d. ago Welsh building murderers used to 'live' in going on sale for £95,000

The Grade II listed building has all of its original features, including the cells

Economics

4 d. ago Building once 'home to murderers' is now up for sale at £95,000

The property sits untouched in a small Welsh town and is steeped in history

Economics

4 d. ago More than 20,000 new homes approved to be built in Sussex after four

Building work for 21,000 new homes in Horsham, Crawley and Chichester has been halted since 2021 over environmental concerns for the Arun Valley.

Politics

4 d. ago West London council's plan to exceed targets by building 25,000 new homes by 2042

West London council's plan to exceed targets by building 25,000 new homes by 2042  MyLondon

Events

5 d. ago Grand Designs couple watch in horror as an entire room worth £120,000 from their factory

Pete and Aey feature on Wednesday night's episode of the Channel 4 show and, in a programme first, order a factory-built house to be constructed in Wales and transported to rural West Sussex.

Economics

5 d. ago Scotland's 'prettiest town' set for £3.5m 'improvement' is home to iconic bridge views and buildings

The town was named Scotland’s “prettiest” in 2024, praised for its historic church, beaches, and charming independent shops.

Economics

6 d. ago Fury over plans to build luxury homes on Kent cliffside as neighbours fear development could cause landslides

Developers want to demolish a small abandoned house in Radnor Cliff, Sandgate, Kent, to make way for two glass-fronted properties and a pavilion-style retreat set closer to the beach.

Politics

6 d. ago Andy Burnham admits affordable housing targets for developers 'don't work'

The Greater Manchester mayor says the government should be building more council homes instead of relying on developers

Events

8 d. ago Madding crowd march over plans to build 3,750 homes on unspoilt countryside that inspired Thomas Hardy

More than 100 people walked defiantly from the centre of Dorchester in Dorset to the edge of the unspoilt landscape under threat.

Politics

9 d. ago Developer wants to build 23 homes after plan for 24 thrown out

The scheme would be 100% affordable and is 'an opportunity that simply has to be taken', says the developer

Politics