Cirencester, Gloucestershire, named best place to live in the southwest 2023

The Government has pledged that section 21 ‘no fault’ repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts handle legitimate possession cases. At present it takes an average of over half a year for the courts to process possession claims where landlords have good cause, such as tenant rent arrears or anti-social behaviour. The Nat...

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Nationwide reveals UK house prices rose by 0.7% in January but what happens to mortgage rates will be crucial for 2024. A wave of optimism swept across the housing market this morning ahead of tomorrow’s Bank of England interest rate decision after Nationwide reported UK house prices rose 0.7% in January. And the small rise led to in an improvement in the annual rate of...

A council leader is calling for more low-cost housing to be built to ease the pressure on first-time buyers. Houses in the Cotswolds have an average price of £411,000 - 14 times the local average annual salary. An increase in buyers from London is keeping prices high, one estate agent said. Councillor Joe Harris said: "I'm sick of friends my age - I'...