SEVEN of the 10 most expensive streets in the South West are in Poole. That’s according Lloyds Banking Group which compiled its annual list of the 50 most expensive residential streets in England and Wales based on Land Registry records of transactions made between January 2010 and October 2015. Sandbanks Road – which stretches from the edges of Poole Park past Whitecliff Harbourside Park through to Lilliput before becoming Shore Road - was Read more [...]

The most expensive house sold in Huddersfield in October was bought for £865,000. Prices listed by the Land Registry have revealed the most expensive houses in Kirklees and Calderdale snapped up in October. Topping the Huddersfield list was a detached, five-bedroom house in Denby Lane, Upper Denby, with four bathrooms and two reception rooms. So far, 25,088 residential sales have been registered from October 2015 — however sales completed in late October may not be listed yet, as it can take Read more [...]

There are some parts of Leeds which just do not seem to age and the Moravian Village at Fulneck is one of them, as our ‘then and now’ pictures show. Even today, members of the Moravian Church do not have televisions and lead a relatively simple life compared to most. The community stands on the border between Leeds and Bradford, with panoramic views across rolling fields. Pudsey, 19th February 1971Fulneck, Moravian Church. Members of the Moravian Church Read more [...]

You can save more than $20,000 when selling or buying a property in Sydney and Melbourne simply by choosing the right month, which new research shows is May or June for buyers and July for sellers.These are the findings of a first-ever study by three of Australia's leading universities - Monash, Griffith and Swinburne - which reveals the warmer months are no longer the domain of best property deals.Analysing property sales information from CoreLogic RP data over the past 20 years, professors Abbas Read more [...]

Planning bosses at Liverpool council are being advised to back proposals to demolish part of the former Holly Lodge school site to make way for new housing. A report prepared for the city council’s planning committee recommends the scheme for 51 new houses on the site be approved. The former Holly Ledge Girl’s College in West Derby also includes two Grade II listed buildings which had been incorporated into the former school, and which are to be converted into new homes. When the plans were Read more [...]

Comments (0) FOR all the undeniable practical advantages of living in a brand new house or apartment, there is consistently strong demand for period properties from people who value their charm, character and even in some cases their historical significance.And whatever your taste, Essex boasts more than its fair share of interesting period properties to choose from."Period properties, especially those with any history related to them, are all the more interesting," Read more [...]

13:03 11 December 2015 Caroline Culot Morley Old Hall Archant Morley Old Hall, a Grade I listed late 16th century moated Read more [...]

Sometimes small is just too small, even in a city grappling with out-of-control real estate prices and a shortage of affordable rentals. A couple of years ago, Ches Lam created a tiny, 250-square-foot house in his east side backyard as a guest cottage for visitors, but the Vancouver carpenter didn’t consider city bylaws when he converted his former workshop/garage into a living space. Now it has to go. Lam says his neighbours love the little cottage and have even rented it for their own guests, Read more [...]

Location: Portola Valley, CA Price: $9,500,000 This Federal-style home in Portola Valley, Calif. comes with a stable, two bocce ball courts and a cupola. But the statue of Boris the boar goes with the seller.—Sarah Tilton Read more [...]

Surveyors see house price rises being fuelled further by a shortage of homes next year, with the number of properties on the market at a record low last month. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) said it had measured declines in the number of homes being put up for sale over 10 consecutive months. Reasons include Read more [...]