{"id":12682,"date":"2017-10-26T12:25:04","date_gmt":"2017-10-26T12:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/?p=12682"},"modified":"2018-10-05T13:51:19","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T13:51:19","slug":"this-weeks-hottest-property-news-27-10-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/this-weeks-hottest-property-news-27-10-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week&#8217;s Hottest Property News &#8211; 27.10.2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<h1>Britain\u2019s longest-running property saga finally coming to an end: Battersea Power Station to be finished in 2020 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.countrylife.co.uk\/property\/final-phase-battersea-power-station-redevelopment-project-due-complete-2020-167380#yu3g6B6eJkrgmoMq.99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Country Life<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_12683\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12683\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/battersea-power-station-feature-630x400-600x381.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"600\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/battersea-power-station-feature-630x400-600x381.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/battersea-power-station-feature-630x400-260x165.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/battersea-power-station-feature-630x400-100x63.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/battersea-power-station-feature-630x400-150x95.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/battersea-power-station-feature-630x400-200x127.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/battersea-power-station-feature-630x400-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/battersea-power-station-feature-630x400-450x286.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/battersea-power-station-feature-630x400.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.countrylife.co.uk\/property\/final-phase-battersea-power-station-redevelopment-project-due-complete-2020-167380\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>At long last, the saga over the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station has drawn to a close and is set to be completed in 2020.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Battersea Power Station, an iconic <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Listed building\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/listed-building\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/listed_building;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01cq1t;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/Listed_building;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Listed_building\" >Grade II<\/a>* listed building whose future has been under debate for almost half a century, finally has a completion date \u2013 and the plans suggest that the entire surrounding area will be brought to life.<\/p>\n<p>From 1930s coal fire to Pink Floyd cover art, Battersea Power Station is a Grade II*-listed <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/london\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/london;http:\/\/sws.geonames.org\/2643743\/;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.04jpl;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/London;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/London\" >London<\/a> icon. The original coal-fired power station was decommissioned in two stages, with the final trickle of electricity coming out of its wires in 1983.<\/p>\n<p>Ever since then, its future has been a hot topic for Londoners \u2013 and there have been countless plans over the years, from turning it into a park to a shopping centre to \u2013 memorably for football fans \u2013 the suggestion that it could become the new stadium for Chelsea Football Club.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.countrylife.co.uk\/property\/final-phase-battersea-power-station-redevelopment-project-due-complete-2020-167380#yu3g6B6eJkrgmoMq.99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>House prices in the UK affected by THIS slump in September? Property expert explains &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/life-style\/property\/870560\/House-prices-UK-affected-slump-in-September-Property-expert-explains?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+daily-express-property-news+%28Daily+Express+%3A%3A+Property+Feed%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Express<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_12685\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12685\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12685\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Housing-market-split-870560.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"590\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Housing-market-split-870560.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Housing-market-split-870560-260x154.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Housing-market-split-870560-100x59.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Housing-market-split-870560-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Housing-market-split-870560-200x119.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Housing-market-split-870560-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Housing-market-split-870560-450x267.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/life-style\/property\/870560\/House-prices-UK-affected-slump-in-September-Property-expert-explains?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+daily-express-property-news+%28Daily+Express+%3A%3A+Property+Feed%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>New data from HMRC shows the dip in house sales in August this year as the trend to sell before Christmas is taking off with more <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Property\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/property\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/property;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.05wrt;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Property\" >properties<\/a> selling in September.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Latest data released by HMRC today shows that the number of <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Home\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/home\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/home;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01l0mw;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Home\" >homes<\/a> sold in the UK last month dipped slightly on August, although showed an increase in the numbers sold in September 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The report is based on sales of all residential properties in the UK over \u00a340,000, which provides a reliable and independent view of the <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Real estate economics\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/real-estate-economics\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/real_estate_economics;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.04t2q1;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Real_estate_economics\" >housing market<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>HMRC\u2019s data suggests that 106,650 <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Residential area\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/residential-area\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/residential_area;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.02nfxt;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Residential_area\" >residential<\/a> properties were sold last month, a decrease on August when 114,430 properties were sold in the UK, but up on September 16 when 105,370 properties were sold.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/life-style\/property\/870560\/House-prices-UK-affected-slump-in-September-Property-expert-explains?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+daily-express-property-news+%28Daily+Express+%3A%3A+Property+Feed%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"\"><span class=\"headline-prefix\">Property insider:\u00a0<\/span>how the London lettings market has transformed for a new generation of renters &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/property-news\/renting\/how-the-london-lettings-market-has-transformed-for-a-new-generation-of-renters-a114761.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evening Standard<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_12688\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12688\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12688\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/London-Renting-Trends-600x425.png\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"600\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/London-Renting-Trends-600x425.png 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/London-Renting-Trends-260x184.png 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/London-Renting-Trends-100x71.png 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/London-Renting-Trends-150x106.png 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/London-Renting-Trends-200x142.png 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/London-Renting-Trends-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/London-Renting-Trends-450x319.png 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/London-Renting-Trends-900x637.png 900w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/London-Renting-Trends.png 1010w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/property-news\/renting\/how-the-london-lettings-market-has-transformed-for-a-new-generation-of-renters-a114761.html#gallery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>London&#8217;s <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"rental\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/renting\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/renting;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01y857;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Renting\" >renting<\/a> scene has changed so much in the last 10 years and with the advent of Crossrail, regeneration schemes and The Shard, renting property in the city has still maintained its appeal and they are more concerned with the quality of their homes than ever before.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Consider the London of 10 years ago. There was no Uber, no CityMapper, no cycle routes and very few new-build regeneration zones beyond Zone 3.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward a decade and the city is almost unrecognisable in the wake of a financial crisis, a tech revolution, the introduction of an orbital Overground route and the imminent arrival of Crossrail.<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, London\u2019s rental scene has changed too, with new homes for a new generation of private <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"tenant\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/leasehold-estate\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/leasehold_estate;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03jg1x;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Leasehold_estate\" >tenants<\/a> in previously overlooked neighbourhoods transformed by transport upgrades and gentrification.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/property-news\/renting\/how-the-london-lettings-market-has-transformed-for-a-new-generation-of-renters-a114761.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"content__headline\">UK housing crisis is hitting older people too, not just the young &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/housing-network\/2017\/oct\/24\/uk-housing-crisis-is-hitting-older-people-too-not-just-the-young\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12692\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12692\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12692\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/UKs-Housing-Crisis-600x360.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/UKs-Housing-Crisis-600x360.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/UKs-Housing-Crisis-260x156.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/UKs-Housing-Crisis-100x60.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/UKs-Housing-Crisis-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/UKs-Housing-Crisis-200x120.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/UKs-Housing-Crisis-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/UKs-Housing-Crisis-450x270.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/UKs-Housing-Crisis.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/housing-network\/2017\/oct\/24\/uk-housing-crisis-is-hitting-older-people-too-not-just-the-young\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Forget Generation Rent, the newest age demographic to be hit where it hurts by the ongoing <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"House\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/house\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/house;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03jm5;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/House\" >housing<\/a> crisis are the older generation. They are struggling to downsize their homes due to younger people left unable to afford to buy them out.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"drop-cap\"><span class=\"drop-cap__inner\">B<\/span>ritain<\/span>\u2019s housing shortage is never far from the top of the political agenda. But the narrative focuses almost entirely on first-time buyers when there is an even more serious and overlooked shortage in suitable housing for older people.<\/p>\n<p>This paucity affects both older <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Home insurance\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/home-insurance\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/home_insurance;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0313mp;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/Home_insurance;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Home_insurance\" >homeowners<\/a> stuck in unsuitably large family properties and unable to find smaller homes, and people renting <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"projects\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/public-housing\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/public_housing;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0184vk;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Public_housing\" >social housing<\/a> when they need sheltered or supported <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Lodging\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/lodging\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/lodging;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01hjj_;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Lodging\" >accommodation<\/a>. In both cases, government policy is stifling the supply of the kind of housing older people want and need, while at the same time increasing the bill for health and social care.<\/p>\n<p>Developers specialising in housing for older people have to grapple with a planning system that works against them. These homes tend to have higher build costs, more communal facilities and support services to arrange, making it hard for developers to bid against mainstream house builders for plots of <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/land\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/land;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Land\" >land<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/housing-network\/2017\/oct\/24\/uk-housing-crisis-is-hitting-older-people-too-not-just-the-young\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Market towns with England&#8217;s cheapest property revealed: North East is the place to go for historic markets and low house prices &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/money\/mortgageshome\/article-5003705\/Durham-UK-s-cheapest-market-towns-property.html?ITO=1490&amp;ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail Online<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_12694\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12694\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Durham-best-for-market-towns-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Durham-best-for-market-towns-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Durham-best-for-market-towns-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Durham-best-for-market-towns-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Durham-best-for-market-towns-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Durham-best-for-market-towns-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Durham-best-for-market-towns-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Durham-best-for-market-towns-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Durham-best-for-market-towns.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12694\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/money\/mortgageshome\/article-5003705\/Durham-UK-s-cheapest-market-towns-property.html?ITO=1490&amp;ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><strong>Looking to buy a home in a <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Market (economics)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/market-economics\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/market_economics;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Market_(economics)\" >market<\/a> town? Make sure you take a trip to Durham as they officially have the best selection on offer in the UK right now!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"ext-gen104\" class=\"mol-para-with-font\">If you want to live in a market town but don&#8217;t have a big budget to buy a property, it looks like Durham is the place to head for.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Four of the 10 market towns with the lowest house <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Price\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/price\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/price;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01d_1l;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Price\" >prices<\/a> in England are located in the north-eastern county, according to Lloyds Bank.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ext-gen106\" class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The cheapest market town for homebuyers in the country is Durham&#8217;s Ferryhill, which the study found has an average house price of just \u00a378,184 &#8211; an amount that will look like peanuts to many a Southerner<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisismoney.co.uk\/money\/mortgageshome\/article-5003705\/Durham-UK-s-cheapest-market-towns-property.html#ixzz4wc91JjMW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"headline__heading\">The spookiest street names in Britain, where there have been no property sales for 10 years &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/property\/uk\/spookiest-street-names-britain-have-no-property-sales-10-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Telegraph<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_12696\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12696\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Spookiest-Streets-in-UK-600x375.png\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Spookiest-Streets-in-UK-600x375.png 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Spookiest-Streets-in-UK-260x163.png 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Spookiest-Streets-in-UK-100x63.png 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Spookiest-Streets-in-UK-150x94.png 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Spookiest-Streets-in-UK-200x125.png 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Spookiest-Streets-in-UK-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Spookiest-Streets-in-UK-450x282.png 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Spookiest-Streets-in-UK.png 657w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12696\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/property\/uk\/spookiest-street-names-britain-have-no-property-sales-10-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>With Halloween just around the corner, it is fitting that we dedicate some blog space to the scariest streets in Britain!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"m_first-letter m_first-letter--flagged\">G<\/span>allows Hill,\u00a0Vampire Road and\u00a0Coffin Close might sound like street names featured in a horror film, but they all belong in Britain.<\/p>\n<p>There are almost 30 spooky street\u00a0names in the UK, and some are so creepy that there hasn&#8217;t been a single property sale on their roads for 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>Cemetery Lane in\u00a0Tonbridge and\u00a0Hell Lane in Bridport have failed to attract any new house buyers for the past decade, according to\u00a0online <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/estate-agent\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/estate_agent;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.02dzpr;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Estate_agent\" >estate agent<\/a> House Simple. Its research also found that\u00a0there hasn\u2019t been a house sale on more than half of the 29 sinister streets over the past 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>Bones Lane in\u00a0Lingfield,\u00a0Broomstick Lane in\u00a0Tring and\u00a0Crucifix Lane in\u00a0Camberwell have had no house sales for the past year, with the latter only recording a single house sale in the last 10 years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/property\/uk\/spookiest-street-names-britain-have-no-property-sales-10-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"\"><span class=\"headline-prefix\">Neverland:<\/span> family home of &#8220;real&#8221; Peter Pan for sale in Notting Hill &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/luxury\/celebrity-homes\/family-home-of-real-peter-pan-in-notting-hill-for-sale-a114936.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evening Standard<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_12690\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12690\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Peter-Pans-House-600x378.png\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"600\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Peter-Pans-House-600x378.png 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Peter-Pans-House-260x164.png 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Peter-Pans-House-100x63.png 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Peter-Pans-House-150x94.png 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Peter-Pans-House-200x126.png 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Peter-Pans-House-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Peter-Pans-House-450x283.png 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Peter-Pans-House.png 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12690\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/luxury\/celebrity-homes\/family-home-of-real-peter-pan-in-notting-hill-for-sale-a114936.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>With property prices in one of London&#8217;s most sought-after locations, Peter Pan fans might just have to wish upon a star, to purchase the original home of the family that inspired JM Barrie, as it goes on the market for a cool \u00a31,375,000.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The family home of the \u201creal\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/topic\/peter-pan\">Peter Pan<\/a>\u00a0is for sale. No 31\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/topic\/kensington-park-gardens\">Kensington Park Gardens<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/topic\/notting-hill\">Notting Hill<\/a>\u00a0was home from 1897 to 1904 to the Llewelyn Davies family, the inspiration for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/topic\/jm-barrie\">JM Barrie<\/a>\u2019s novel about Neverland.<\/p>\n<p>The author was a regular visitor to the house, a period stucco building, that\u2019s now divided into flats. The apartment on the top <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/floor\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/floor;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0l7_8;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Floor\" >floor<\/a>, which would have included the nursery with the window where Peter, Wendy, John and Michael embarked on their fictional flight to Neverland, is for sale through Strutt &amp; Parker in Westbourne Grove for \u00a31,375,000.<\/p>\n<p>Stylishly presented, the handsome\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.struttandparker.com\/properties\/kensington-park-gardens-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">two-bedroom flat<\/a>\u00a0has views over the communal gardens.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/luxury\/celebrity-homes\/family-home-of-real-peter-pan-in-notting-hill-for-sale-a114936.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_column_text]\n<h2>Find Properties for Sale in London and the Surrounding Area:<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/barnet\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Barnet<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/bexley\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Bexley<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/brent\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Brent<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/bromley\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Bromley<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/camden\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Camden<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/chelsea\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Chelsea<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/croydon\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Croydon<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/ealing\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Ealing<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/enfield\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Enfield<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/fulham\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Fulham<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/greenwich\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Greenwich<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/hackney\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Hackney<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/hammersmith\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Hammersmith<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/haringey\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Haringey<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/harrow\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Harrow<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/havering\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Havering<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/hillingdon\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Hillingdon<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/hounslow\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Hounslow<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/islington\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Islington<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/kensington\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Kensington<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/kingston\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Kingston<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/lambeth\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Lambeth<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/lewisham\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Lewisham<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/london\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>London<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/merton\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Merton<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/newham\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Newham<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/redbridge\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Redbridge<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/richmond\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Richmond<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/southwark\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Southwark<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/sutton\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Sutton<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/tower-hamlets\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Tower Hamlets<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/waltham-forest\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Waltham Forest<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/wandsworth\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Wandsworth<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/westminster\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Westminster<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britain\u2019s longest-running property saga finally coming to an end: Battersea Power Station to be finished in 2020 &#8211; Country Life At long last, the saga over the redevelopment of Battersea Power 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