Michelle Keegan and her husband Mark Wright have an incredible bathroom that wouldn’t look out of place at a hotel spa thanks to its marble interiors, full-size sauna and steam room…
One man bought a foldable house on Amazon for £30,000 (Picture: TikTok @unspeakable_fanytb) When it comes to getting on the housing ladder, things certainly aren’t cheap. In the UK, the average property now costs £282,000, as figures from Gov UK show. In London, this skyrockets to £687,134 – more than £400,000 higher than the national average. But it’s not just us Britons who are suffering, as over in the US,…
Kourtney Kardashian and her Blink-182 drummer husband Travis Barker have made a few unusual décor decisions at their California home
This detached house in Croydon was once home to an iconic British star (Picture: Jam Press/Hamptons) When you move into a house, you might find yourself imagining the people who lived there before you – who they were, what they loved, and how they spent their years inside the four walls of your new home. But there’s one £995,000 home that’s come onto the market in South London that leaves…
Looking to get on the property ladder? You might enjoy some perks (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk) From sky-high property prices to chipping away at the deposit fund, getting on the housing ladder in the UK as a first-time buyer is no mean feat. According to figures from Gov UK, the average property now costs £282,000 nationwide, a figure that increases to £689,245 in London. But there are still ways to get on…
Could it be you? (Picture: Getty Images) More than 22million people across the UK have Premium Bonds, a form of savings that allows investors to win tax-free prizes instead of earning interest. Each month, the UK government’s National Savings and Investments (NS&I) puts the unique number allocated to each £1 bond into a draw. The Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment (ERNIE) system then chooses from these numbers, doling out prizes…
We’re in Aberdeen this week (Picture: Newsline Media) Welcome back to What I Own – Metro’s property series where we speak to homeowners about getting on the ladder. For last week’s sister column, What I Rent, we visited Lauren May at her one-bedroom flat in Isleworth, West London. Having previously lived at home with her mum in Ealing, she decided it was time to fly the nest in 2020. When Lauren came to buying…
A studio flat has gone up for £850 – but there’s little to no privacy (Picture: OpenRent/Rightmove) From derelict houses selling for almost £2,000,000 to a £10,000 flat with a rapidly expiring lease on it, the brutality of the London housing market never ceases to shock us. Now, the rental market has one-upped itself with a listing that sees a studio flat – albeit for the relatively cheap price of…
Looking for a unique renting opportunity? (Picture: Craigslist) From sky-high prices to rooms with barely enough space to breathe in, the rental market can be absolutely brutal. But how would you feel about moving into a cupboard under the stairs – much like Harry Potter – for less than £200 per month? This isn’t a theoretical scenario: it’s an actual CraigsList listing in San Jose, California, where the current tenant…
This thriving area is the spot for first time buyers (Credits: Getty Images) If you’ve never visited Royal Docks in London, head on down very soon – and you might even be tempted to move in. Not only is this a new but already-established residential and business district, but an exciting leisure destination, offering everything from riverside bars and global cuisine to bouldering and open water swimming. Once the biggest…