3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (810+ words) Since Donald Trump’s re-election in 2024, there has been a 63% rise in Americans renting properties in Scotland. Politics is one reason – but there are many other surprising motivations … Four years ago, when Tammi Gaw, a 50-year-old property adviser, moved from Washington…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (954+ words) It’s one of the easiest ways for households to save money and cut emissions. Australian experts share tips that will have you singing efficiently in the shower Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (239+ words) Cotality says prices have declined in most capital cities over winter. Search the data to see how they have changed in your area Australia’s property market is facing a rare price correction, as rising interest rates and less favourable tax…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (590+ words) Advocacy group warns of widespread housing stress as rents rise Renting a unit in any of Australia’s capital cities now costs a typical single worker most of their take-home pay, spurring advocates to urge Labor to offer renters more protections....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (385+ words) Meta chief executive paid roughly £20m for gothic-style mansion built in 1830 and its surroundings It stretches the definition of pied-à-terre but Mark Zuckerberg now has a pad in Ireland: Strancally castle. The Meta chief executive and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1677+ words) Tenants can be evicted for not paying utilities even if they have paid rent – tenants and their allies are fighting back This story was supported and co-published by the journalism non-profit the Economic Hardship Reporting Project In 2024, Constance Soule got…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (831+ words) Five hundred people turn up to adopt plants from conservatory that will reopen in 2030 after renovation project Above the waxy monstera leaves and bright pink hibiscus flowers in the Barbican conservatory hangs a giant net to catch the panes of…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1795+ words) Exclusive: More than 100 homes on King Charles and Prince William’s inherited estates have EPC ratings of F or G ‘It’s archaic’: the struggle to heat poorly insulated homes let by royal estates More than 100 homes on the inherited royal estates…...