“There were quite a lot of offensive comments telling me I was ‘stupid’ or ‘why don’t you understand this” A young couple who took out a 40-year term mortgage still plan to retire in their fifties. Bryony Clarke, 27, purchased her three-bed semi-detached house in December 2023 for £247,500 with partner Charlie, 27. They put […]

2 weeks ago

There is an important tip for first-time buyers If you are a first-time buyer, there are places which are most affordable to buy a house in, according to new research. For many aspiring homeowners, getting their own house in their 20s may seem unattainable, but in some parts in Britain, analysis by a major mortgage […]

1 month ago

‘I’m a mortgage expert – and this is what budding buyers should do to avoid one of the most overlooked homebuying headaches.’ Jen Lloyd, head of mortgages at Skipton Building Society, said the biggest financial shock for many first-time buyers doesn’t just come from the deposit itself, but from the wave of costs that hit […]

3 months ago

The 10 happiest place to live in the UK have been revealed. We often don’t think of the UK as the happiest of places, with our rainy country often making itself onto lists of the most miserable places in the world. Despite this stoic pessimism many Brits possess, there will always being a number one […]

6 months ago

‘I look at the UK housing market and I see nothing good here’ Kevin McCloud has said his advice to young Brits looking to buy their first home is to “move to another country where the housing market is healthy,” such as Germany. The Grand Designs presenter was speaking to JOE ahead of Grand Designs […]

7 months ago

‘I own that and I never sold it’ A man is taking legal action after he returned to land he had purchased to find a house already being built on it. Dr Daniel Kenigsberg bought the half-acre strip at 51 Sky Top Terrace in Connecticut in 1991. The land, just outside of New Haven, was […]

8 months ago