UNBELIEVABLE: 3 | History Defined

Mortgage repayments are now cheaper than rent in some Australian suburbs. Is yours among them?

As house prices plateau, the gap between the cost of buying and renting is narrowing in dozens of suburbs

The Guardian - AU · Oct 16

Dermot Desmond firm racks up seven-figure loss amid Celtic unrest

Celtic's largest shareholder, Desmond, has seen losses increase at the company behind Belfast’s Titanic Quarter development.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 16

South Dakota couple build $410,000 home after six years living in a trailer

After six years of life in a trailer, Allison Brown and her husband embraced a bold change by constructing a spacious family home in South Dakota. They took charge of the building process, saving on costs without contractors and bringing their total expenditure to around $410,000. By also converting the…

The Times of India · Oct 16

Australian pensioner’s online wife ruled fictitious; daughter inherits estate

Clifford Stanley Perrin, an Australian pensioner, fell victim to a romance scam conducted by an online fraudster. After his death, a court discovered that his supposed wife, Stella Helena Perrin, was a non-existent person. The scam led to significant financial loss, leaving only a small property in Hervey Bay. The…

The Times of India · Oct 16

6 Landscaping Choices That Could Make Your Home Harder to Sell

You might love the towering privacy hedge, elaborate flower beds, or backyard pond you’ve spent years creating, but potential homebuyers may see something entirely different. Instead of admiring your landscaping, they could be calculating how much money and time it will take to maintain or remove everything.

Frugal Gardening · Oct 15

‘Most incredible legal mistake’: Man buys a £395,000 house at auction, then realizes the paperwork accidentally made him the legal owner of the school next door

The realization came 10 years later.

We Got This Covered · Oct 15

Princess Diana’s reported Camilla confrontation mansion lists for $33.5 million

Ormeley Lodge, the $33.5 million London mansion linked to Princess Diana’s reported 1989 confrontation with Camilla, has entered the property market. The Grade II-listed Georgian estate was also a private retreat for Diana and her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, through her friendship with Lady Annabel Goldsmith.

The Times of India · Oct 15

They asked for 80 homes – she gave them 157! Council-housing miracle named Britain’s best new building

Rising from bluebell woodlands and framed by rolling hills, this cluster of pink and brown brick towers in Croydon is a bittersweet winner of the prestigious RIBA Stirling prize

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15

Plans for 400 homes on controversial Glasgow estate recommended for approval

PLANS to build 400 homes on Glasgow’s Wyndford estate are recommended for approval next week.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 15

Two 1960s London housing estates saved from demolition after decade-long battle

Change of council leadership hands reprieve to residents of architecturally celebrated developments in Lambeth

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15