Couple who flipped five houses in eight years reveal tips to renovate your home on a budget

A couple who flip houses in their spare time have shared their renovation tips, including choosing bold colours over plain magnolia walls.  Deborah Marshall, 47, who is training to be a podiatrist, and her husband Paul, 44, who works as a joiner, have renovated and sold five houses in Yorkshire over the last eight years, … Read more

Why doing up houses can be a flipping good idea

For 17 years, the BBC’s Homes Under The Hammer has followed the travails of aspiring property developers, who buy unloved homes at auction before turning them into swish, lucrative real estate. And while it might be a stretch to suggest daytime television is responsible for fuelling a housing trend, new figures show that so-called ‘home … Read more

Moment furious builder smashes up two houses with a HAMMER

Moment furious builder smashes up two houses with a HAMMER and rips off chunks of wall after ‘not being paid’ TikTok video shows the worker ripping off chunks from the side of a building One witness can be heard saying: ‘Tony, calm down, come here mate’ A voice off camera can be heard saying ‘Didn’t get paid!’ … Read more

Expert reveals why the order in which The Block houses are auctioned could spell disaster for teams

‘With great power comes great responsibility’: The Block boss reveals why Jimmy and Tam could RUIN other teams’ auctions with one decision By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:42 GMT, 22 November 2020 | Updated: 01:42 GMT, 22 November 2020 The Block’s five homes went up for auction on Saturday ahead of this … Read more

The Block host Scott Cam reveals how COVID has changed the way the houses will be sold

The Block host Scott Cam reveals how COVID has changed the way the houses will be sold and warns it will be ‘an auction like no other’ complete with Zoom calls from contestants By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:49 GMT, 21 November 2020 | Updated: 09:49 GMT, 21 November 2020 The Block … Read more

Terrified residents fear their homes will be NEXT as images reveal houses teetering on Kent cliff

The terrified neighbours of a mother whose dream home fell off a cliff fear they will be next and are desperately trying to shore up the collapsing seafront.  Striking drone images reveal houses teetering on the cliff top in Eastchurch, on the Isle of Sheppy, off the Kent coast, six months after mother-of-five Emma Tullett’s … Read more

Finnish TikTik cleaning guru cleans strangers’ grimy houses for free

A Finnish woman has become an internet sensation after filming TikTok videos of herself cleaning strangers’ homes for free. Auri Kananen, 27, from Tampere, Finland, provides cleaning tips in her videos which show how to scrub, mop and wipe away the toughest grime marks found everyday  in homes.  And no house is off limits to … Read more

Gang charge through residential street blasting fireworks at houses

Terrifying moment gang of thugs charge through residential street blasting fireworks at houses and into gardens as police are forced to retreat for their own safety Gangs of anti-social yobs threw fireworks into houses and gardens in Southsea Police officers sent to the scene were forced to withdraw due to safety concerns  Videos show terrified … Read more

Boom time for auction houses as lockdown Britons turned to online shopping for bargains

Going… going… up! Boom time for auction houses as lockdown Britons turned to online shopping for bargains Auction houses are seeing post-lockdown boom with Zoom encouraging buyers About 90% of lots at auctions are selling now – a rise of 30% from before March More sales were held online due to Covid restrictions and the … Read more

Pablo Escobar’s nephew finds £14m cash in wall of one of his houses

Pablo Escobar’s nephew finds £14million in cash stashed in a wall at one of the drug lord’s Columbian houses Nicolas Escobar said he had a ‘vision’ to look in the wall at the Medellin home He has lived in the apartment which was owned by the drug baron for five years  Some of the cash … Read more