housing affordability
‘Britain’s worst landlord’ given longest ban on letting properties in country

‘Britain’s worst landlord’ given longest ban on letting properties in country

Nilendu Das has previously been jailed for harassing tenants ‘Britain’s worst landlord’ has been given the longest ban on letting properties in the country after renting out “dangerous” houses. Nilendu Das, 55, has a “long history of operating and managing extremely poor quality housing”, and was once jailed for harassing tenants. Shocking pictures from properties […]

2 years ago

DIY couple built £750k house by watching YouTube tutorials

DIY couple built £750k house by watching YouTube tutorials

And it only cost them just over £250,000 A DIY couple with no construction experience built an entire house by watching YouTube tutorials – for a third of the market price. Kenny Orellena, 41, and his partner Camille, 33, decided they needed more living space to start a family in London. Taking out a loan […]

2 years ago

Family rejects $50m offer from developer who built suburb around their home

Family rejects $50m offer from developer who built suburb around their home

In 2012, the property was worth less than $5m A family in Australia has rejected a $50m (£26.6m) offer for their home, in what is the latest in a string of offers from developers who have transformed the neighbourhood around them over a number if years. The Zammits home, on almost five acres of land, […]

3 years ago