Housing

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

William Wordsworth's Victorian cottage on Lake Windermere up for sale

A huge rise in demand for council houses has been seen across West Northamptonshire. Photo: National Lift Tower.

Demand for council houses doubles in a year as around 5,000 people in the system

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

West Northamptonshire Council offices at One Angel Square, Northampton.

What WNC is proposing for the next budget including £12m for road improvements

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

First-time buyers have revealed their biggest regrets, including settling for an area they don’t love and not using a mortgage broker.

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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

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

More than 100 Traveller caravans were pitched up across West Northamptonshire at the start of the year, figures reveal.

More than 100 Traveller caravans pitched up across West Northamptonshire

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

RAF Scampton could be transformed into housing for asylum seekers - but locals aren’t happy

Row as historic RAF base could be used to house 1,500 asylum seekers

The Real life roomset at IKEA in Bristol (photo: Tim Gander/PinPep)

‘Cramped and dangerous’ rooms coming to some Ikea stores - here’s why

Cost of living is £630 more expensive per month for single Brits

Cost of living leaves single Brits paying up to £630 more per month

UK sees biggest fall in housing prices since 2009 financial crisis according to Halifax report.

UK sees biggest fall in house prices since financial crisis

Britain saw a record fall in housing prices in the final quarter of 2022 seeing the biggest drop since the financial crisis in 2009.

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More than 1,000 homes were left empty in West Northamptonshire. (File picture).

More than 1,000 homes sitting empty for more than six months, figures reveal

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Exactly how many homeless people died in Northants in last five years

Government figures have highlighted the number of families threatened with homelessness in Northamptonshire

Hundreds of county households with children threatened with homelessness

Park manager, Nick Roberts, with the Green Flag award.

Northamptonshire park receives prestigious Green Flag award

Domestic abuse services will receive extra funding this year.

£700K available for domestic abuse services via Government’s levelling up

More people are at risk of being evicted from homes in Northamptonshire as landlords cash in on rising property prices and rents

More people at risk of losing their homes to no-fault evictions

The consultation results will be taken into consideration for the a draft housing strategy.

Council launches public consultation to gather views on housing strategy

Official figures show more than 400 Northamptonshire households were made homeless between July and September last year.

Charities fear more homeless families in county as cost of living soars

Private parking fines to be capped at £50

Women are more likely to be affected by homelessness than men, a charity has said (Photo: Shutterstock)

Women more likely to be affected by homelessness than men, says charity

15 rough sleepers were identified in the annual count.

Annual rough sleepers count identifies 15 people sleeping on the streets

Here are the rules for moving house during the second lockdown

Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered members of the public to avoid travelling to work unless it was absolutely necessary (Getty Images)

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How one-in-four use money from families to buy their first home

Now is the time to have your say on the re-structure of local government in Northants

Consultation on re-structure of local government in Northants starts today

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Start of consultation into re-structure of local government in Northants delayed

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Northamptonshire councils given extension for new unitary proposals

Councils in Northamptonshire have been given an extra four weeks to form new unitary authority proposals.

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