UK burglary hotspots MAPPED: Is YOUR area one of the worst for break-ins?

Christmas is one of the busiest times of the year for burglars, as thieves know homes are stuffed full of expensive gadgets and gifts under the tree. And there are certain areas of the UK hit worst by crime than others, with one city in particular suffering high levels of break-ins. According to FOI data […]

Meghan Markle MAPPED: Prince Harry’s girlfriend’s favourite London hotspots revealed

Meghan Markle, 36, and Prince Harry, 33, have been seen at various spots around the capital city over the course of their 16 month relationship. Just this week, Meghan was seen shopping on London’s King’s Road in the posh area of Chelsea. She has also been known to frequent some of the best restaurants and […]

House prices MAPPED: Property hotspots offering best buy-to-let returns to invest in NOW

Landlords hoping to purchase a profitable buy-to-let investment should be considering particular areas in the UK. TotallyMoney have discovered the top ten highest yielding postcodes across Britain, and none of them are in London. Their investigation analysed over 500,000 properties listed for sale and to rent in October 2017 and overlayed average rents, asking prices […]

Exotic hotspots now CHEAPER than Europe – and this is how to make your money go further

Prices have nosedived in far-flung locations including Malaysia, Jamaica, Dubai, the Far East and Central America. Fierce competition among resort bosses has driven prices in some destinations lower than on the Continent. A surge in the pound against the Japanese yen and several other currencies has given an added boost. The findings are revealed in […]

The US is raising warnings about Mexico’s tourist hotspots, but some in Mexico see a NAFTA-related gambit

REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia The US State Department updated its travel warnings for Mexico on August 22, cautioning US travelers about rising violence in two of the country’s most popular tourist destinations. The notice cited homicide increases in the states of Quintana Roo, home to Cancun and Playa del Carmen, and Baja California Sur, site of […]

UK councils cash in on parking charges – Do you live in these top 10 hotspots?

New data has revealed that councils raked in a whopping £338 million on penalty charges alone in 2016.  The total UK parking income exceeded £1.5billion in 2015-16 an increase of four per cent, according to the data by RAC.  In the report titled ‘Local Authority Parking Finances in England 2015-16’ it was revealed that income […]

Is Corsica safe? Fierce fires spark mass evacuations of holiday hotspots in France

A staggering 1,400 hectares of forest and woodlands have been destroyed in the south of France and the island of Corsica on Monday, authorities said. The biggest fire was in the village of Bastidonne, in the Vaucluse region, where fires, intensified by strong winds, consumed some 600 hectares of forest. About 100 residences were evacuated […]

Property news: Top UK property hotspots revealed – is YOUR town on the list?

Taking the top spot is Belper, Derbyshire, where house prices have risen a whopping 7.43 per cent since the beginning of the year. Belper is a historic market town which won High Street of the Year in 2014. Coming in at second place is the coastal town of Hove, East Sussex, where house prices have […]

Property news: UK fast house sale hotspots REVEALED – how quickly could YOUR house sell?

UK cash property buying company House Buy Fast has analysed 10,000 enquiries it received between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2017 from homeowners looking for a quick cash sale. Of the 10,000 enquiries House Buy Fast received the most from people in the post code locations of London, Liverpool and Manchester. But, when population […]

Biggest property hotspots REVEALED – can YOU guess where fastest-selling homes are?

GETTY Zoopla looked at the typical length of time between a home going for sale and being “under offer” Zoopla made the findings after looking at the typical length of time between a home going up for sale on its website and the property listing changing to “under offer”, in 50 large towns and cities […]