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The average house price in the UK fell by 2.7 per cent between April 2025 and March 2025, the latest figures showplaceholder image

The biggest house price losers, as one area sees £23K wiped from value

It can cost as little as £10 to enter draws for both houses at the moment - and Wowcher is offering more tickets for the moneyplaceholder image

£6 million Raffle House draw: Sneaky way to get 150 tickets for £20

The former shop is up for saleplaceholder image

Former Stirchley sweet shop set to be auctioned

The UK cities where rent is rising fastest have been revealed - including one where the cost of renting has soared by more than 10 per cent in the last yearplaceholder image

The UK cities where rent is rising fastest, and 1 where it is falling

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Inside the plush apartments near to HS2 for sale in Digbeth

More and more homebuyers are taking out 30, 35 and even 40-year mortgages to reduce their monthly repayments, but an expert has urged people to consider the pros and cons of such long deals.placeholder image

Should I take out a 40-year mortgage? Expert explains pros and cons

9 best-rated garden centres to visit in Birmingham and the West Midlands during summer 2025placeholder image

9 best garden centres to visit across Birmingham and West Midlands

10 'posh' West Midlands towns and villages on the Shakespeare Line for 2025 commutersplaceholder image

'Posh' villages on Shakespeare Line: 2025 commuter guide

Summer heatwave must-have Inflatable Bouncy Castle Water Slide now 24% off placeholder image

Save £88 on inflatable bouncy castle water slide – now £271.99

These are some of the UK's cheapest 'underrated' property hotspots, according to Sell House Fastplaceholder image

The most underrated property hotspots with the cheapest house prices

Merston House blends timeless Regency architecture with modern country living, complete with an orangery and sun-soaked patio for entertaining.placeholder image

Win a Regency mansion in Sussex in new Raffle House prize draw

The Char-Broil professional grill is all you need for entertaining this summer placeholder image

Char-Broil Professional Pro S4: best summer BBQ grill?

Koda 2 Pro 14" Gas Powered Outdoor Pizza Oven £599placeholder image

Ooni Koda 2 Pro: best pizza oven to buy this summer

Inoviva Slushie Machineplaceholder image

I tried the Inoviva Slushie Machine is an absolute game changer

These are the best cities in the UK in which to live while enjoying the single life, based on factors including nightlife, restaurants, culture and the cost of rentingplaceholder image

The 6 best cities for enjoying the single life

Air purifiers in your home are on the rise but are they worth buying? I put the Levoit brand to the test placeholder image

I tried the Levoit air purifier to see what all the fuss is about

I didn’t realise how much a security camera could ease my mind until I tried the EC6 Panorama Camera placeholder image

Boost your home safety with the Panorama security camera

These are some of the period features you probably don't want to find if you're buying a houseplaceholder image

The 9 period features you don't want to find when buying a house

A mortgage adviser says taking advantage of free £2,000-a-year from the Government could help first-time buyers secure their dream homeplaceholder image

Are you missing out on free £2,000 a year from the Government?

These are some of the UK's best family friendly cities, according to Making Movesplaceholder image

The 7 most family friendly cities in the UK in which to buy a house

These are some of the places in England with the cheapest council tax for 2025/26placeholder image

The 9 places with the cheapest council tax and how they perform

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Four tenanted shops on same busy Birmingham street to be auctioned

The PerfectDraft black Corona Extra starter bundle - The ultimate Father’s Day gift for the ultimate dad placeholder image

The ultimate Father’s Day gift has to be a PerfectDraft machine

Ali Mohammed (right) popped a bottle of Champagne to toast his huge winplaceholder image

Man wins £800k house with 99p ticket after his business was scammed

The former Parks Depot, off Clopton Crescent placeholder image

Two sites owned by Solihull Council to be sold at auction - details

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The places in West Midlands where houses prices are rising fastest

EV drivers across the UK could benefit from a major change to planning rulesplaceholder image

The new rule affecting everyone with a driveway

New mortgage rules could help first-time buyers borrow up to £26,000 more, but they are expected to increase house pricesplaceholder image

New mortgage rules explained, including how much you can now borrow

A smart smoke alarm has so many benefits over a conventional systemplaceholder image

Review: The £55 smart home bargain that every house should have

You can win a house and a car for less than a poundplaceholder image

BOTB offering Chichester home and BMW M4 for 84p

The new floating homes can be made to orderplaceholder image

Step aboard new luxury houseboats, designed with mental health in mind

Which? gave it an 82% rating – this Outsunny gazebo is a summer lifesaverplaceholder image

This £55 pop-up gazebo is ideal for UK summer BBQs and parties

Harborne Carnivalplaceholder image

Trendy Birmingham suburb is one of UK's best places to live in 2025

By writing a will, you can clarify who you want to inherit your house when you dieplaceholder image

How to pass your house to someone else in your will

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The house is ready to move intoplaceholder image

Win Surrey house and AMG car – tickets now just 84p

Revolutionise drying your clothes with the game-changing Daewoo heated airer - you wont regret it placeholder image

This £99 heated clothes airer is my best home buy this year

The house is ready to move intoplaceholder image

How to get huge discounts on tickets to win a £2.8 million dream home

The Surrey House has been built as part of a desirable new neighbourhood developmentplaceholder image

Less than a week remains to win a £800,000 house for just 99p

We’ve found gadgets every dad will loveplaceholder image

Father’s Day gift guide: Tech for foodie, DIY and garden-loving dads

Prices in some parts of the UK, like North East Derbyshire, have soared, while in some of London's poshest neighbourhoods, including Kensington and Chelsea, they have plummetedplaceholder image

The big house price winners and losers

These are some of the UK's top cities, which have made the top 100 in the 2025 list of Europe's Best Citiesplaceholder image

The 18 UK cities ranked among Europe's 100 best, and how they compare

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It would've been cheaper to move Birmingham closer to London: Slow collapse of HS2 dreamplaceholder image

It would've been cheaper to move Brum closer to London: HS2 collapse Dr Steve McCabe

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