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Burgers - nice, but if you cause a fire they could be an expensive meal. Image:Liquid Library

Barbecue blazes expected to rise

Gorgeous weather and a summer of sport awaits, but a barbecue blaze could be just around the corner.

West Brom finished 10th in the Premier League last season.

Zoopla to sponsor West Brom

Property website Zoopla.co.uk is to grace TV screens up and down the country next season as the new sponsors of West Bromwich Albion football club.

Will Self, posing a bit you'd imagine. Picture:Getty Images

Author Will Self's house collapses - was diurnal shift to blame?

Author Will Self has had a lucky escape after the roof of his house collapsed. But what is diurnal shift and was it the cause?

The more questions you can ask of an agent before choosing a property, the better.

Top ten: Questions to ask as a landlord

Ensuring you're investing in the right property with the best lettings agent is hugely important as a landlord, here's our top ten questions to ask.

George Osborne's stamp duty decisions have not been popular with the NAEA. Image:Allstar

Stamp duty windfall tops £1bn

Stamp duty brought in a £1bn windfall for the government last year, prompting calls for the stamp duty holiday for first time buyers to be reinstated.

A serpentine shaped pond. Image:Rightmove

Property of the week: 18th Century Farmhouse

Rural life has its highs and lows. On one side it's got to be more relaxing than the city rat race. On the other you're guaranteed to bang your head on a wooden beam.

Living with friends is a lot cheaper, especially in the North. Image:Jiunlimited

Sharing is best route on to property ladder

Buying a house with friends offers the lowest mortgage payments, says FindaProperty.com.

Outside London NewBuy is not as attractive as an equity loan scheme. Image:Thinkstock

NewBuy costs 25 per cent more than renting

Blow for government’s flagship scheme to boost housing market as Hometrack analysis shows high costs.

Despite a large house price rise the Queen has no plans to sell off Buckingham Palace. Image:All Star.

House prices 86 times higher than at coronation

As UK prepares for Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, HSBC crunches the numbers on 60 years of astonishing growth.

Experts warn of "near-paralysis" were the crisis in the Eurozone to deepen. Image:Thinkstock

Mortgage lending falls as stamp duty holiday ends

Underlying picture still relatively buoyant, says CML, but Eurozone crisis poses threat to housing and mortgage markets.

The most immediate threat to the market is the Eurozone crisis. Image:Thinkstock

Spring bounce falls flat in housing market

Asking prices failed to rise in May for the first time in 11 years as demand and supply both fall, says Rightmove.

Parents are increasingly put upon by their children's financial needs. Image:Thinkstock

Bank of Mum and Dad now worth £39,000

Parents prepared to dig deep to help their children on to the property ladder, says PrimeLocation.com.

Weakening house prices meant that the total return for landlords on a rental property fell to 3.4 per cent. Image:Thinkstock

Tenant demand sparks fresh rise in rents

First rise in average rents for three months as market heats up, says LSL Property Services.

The success of shared ownership schemes relies heavily on choosing the right people to live with. Image:Thinkstock

Top ten tips: Buying a shared ownership home

How do shared ownership schemes work? Here are our top ten tips to help you take advantage.

Can Hampstead Garden Suburb be recreated for the 21st century.

Government urged to back new garden cities

Five key areas for action identified in report on how to create 21st century versions of Letchworth and Hampstead Garden Suburb.

Some 13 housebuilders are registered thus far.

Housebuilders claim 400 NewBuy reservations so far

Interest from buyers is 'remarkable start' for guarantee scheme, says Home Builders Federation.

On a regional basis starts fell everywhere apart from the North West over the year.

Fresh fall in housing starts in first quarter

Rise in completions but bigger falls in starts by housebuilders and housing associations.

An ageing population may exacerbate the UK's housing crisis. Image:Thinkstock

Government urged to do more on housing crisis

Ministers stuck at red light on housing supply, private rented sector and homelessness, say housing groups.

Space for private time away from the rest of the family is one of the key features people want from their homes. Image:Thinkstock

Survey reveals what people want from their home

Storage space and natural light seen as key features of new homes, finds Ipsos Mori poll for RIBA.

The increase in lending to first-time-buyers is expected to be temporary. Image:Thinkstock

Stamp duty effect boosts mortgage lending

Surge in loans to first-time buyers as holiday came to an end but more loans to home movers too, says Council of Mortgage Lenders.

Santander are the fifth lender to sign up. Photo:Getty Images

Santander becomes fifth NewBuy mortgage lender

Boost for scheme to guarantee 95 per cent loans for buyers of new homes but other banks have increased rates.

Grant Shapps says that the self-build industry is riding the crest of a wave. Image:Thinkstock

Kevin McCloud boosts drive toward British self-build

Grant Designs presenter joins delegation to Dutch city to see biggest example in Europe of people building their own homes.

The interior design of the apartment is by Kelly Hoppen. Image:Rightmove

Property of the week: Phil Neville's apartment

Phil Neville's luxury apartment is still on the market, which means it's high time we made it our property of the week.

Winnie-the-Pooh. A huge Rolling Stones fan.

For sale: A slice of Winnie-the-Pooh and Rolling Stones history

Sussex farmhouse where Brian Jones died and a bear of very little brain was born goes on the market for £2m.

Despite its reputation Blackpool remains one of the cheapest seaside towns. Image:Thinkstock

The cost of living beside the seaside

Survey by the Halifax reveals most expensive and cheapest seaside house prices.

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