Spain’s housing crisis — and the questions for Britain
What Spain’s housing crisis reveals, and how evidence from Britain and other European countries helps frame the questions.
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Letting out your old home? What changed in England on 1 May
The Renters' Rights Act ended no-fault evictions and changed how tenancies, rent rises and upfront payments work.
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England's Future Homes Standard has a date: 24 March 2027
New homes in England will need low-carbon heating and their own renewable electricity. If you're buying off-plan, ask which rules your plot is built to.
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Ready for winter: the autumn home checklist
A new build is tighter and warmer than an old house, but it still needs an autumn once-over. Ten minutes per item, before the first frost.
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Your builder quoted for flooring. Take it, compare it, or wait?
Builder flooring is convenient: floors down on day one, no fitters in your new home. Here's how to tell whether that convenience is worth the price you've been quoted.
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Broadband before you move: check the network first
On a new development, the network comes before the provider.
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Rate My Postcode is coming
An honest picture of any neighbourhood, from public data, compared fairly.
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Halloween at home: neeps, guisers and a European table
Scottish turnip lanterns and guising, Catalan autumn traditions, and ideas for a welcoming Halloween table at home.
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October in a new-build garden
Spring bulbs, insect hotels, swift and bat boxes—and hedgehog motorways. Small steps towards a garden with room for wildlife.
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Europe is unfixing the fitted kitchen
At EuroCucina 2026 the kitchen started to look like furniture again. So why do we assume a new-build kitchen should be permanent?
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The price cap is up 4%. Gas is up more.
From 1 October the typical household on a default tariff pays £1,723 a year under Ofgem's cap. Here's what that means if you've just moved in.
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Beat the Budget
The Chancellor stands up on 28 October. Nobody outside the Treasury knows what's in the box, but six of the biggest bills in a new home run on rules that are already fixed. Settle those first.