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Comment: Hoping next week's Budget brings good news for movers

The stamp duty holiday extension is due to end on March 31. 

Opinion

Jane Howdle

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Another week, another story about St Albans and Harpenden being rammed full of million-pound properties.
Eggshells can be used to grow seedlings. 

How recycling can save you money when sowing seeds

Hannah Stephenson

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Haggling on a home could be your passport to serious savings. 

Negotiation, negotiation, negotiation: How to haggle when buying a home

Vicky Shaw

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Chequers House, Chequer Street, St Albans

Property of the Week

Property Spotlight: A smart apartment in a new St Albans city centre...

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Marshals Drive is one of St Albans' most exclusive addresses. Picture: Archant

St Albans named among UK's million-pound property hotspots

Jane Howdle

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The Spirella building, Letchworth Area Guide. Picture: DANNY LOO

Area Guide

Area Guide: The Hertfordshire town of Letchworth Garden City  

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A strategically placed camera near a bowl of dried cat food should be enough to capture a hedgehog in action. 

Tips for getting up close and personal with wildlife in your garden

Hannah Stephenson

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Thousands of movers are waiting to see if the stamp duty holiday will be extended. 

Opinion

Comment: Fingers firmly crossed for stamp duty holiday extension

Jane Howdle

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Naomi Stuart's Grove Cottage is in a Buckinghamshire village.

Interiors

Cottagecore explored: How to create a rural retreat, wherever you may live

Lisa Salmon

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Saxon House, Upper Marlborough Road, St Albans. 

Property of the Week

Property Spotlight: A unique conversion in central St Albans

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The DH 110 Sea Vixen FAW.2 at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum.

Special Report

Ready for take off? Aircraft museum prepares for when it can reopen

Alan Davies

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The hunt for nostalgic technology – that perhaps reminds us of happy, carefree times in our childhoods – appears to be on the increase. 

How to turn your old tech into hard cash

Vicky Shaw

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Tewin's village sign, Tewin. Picture: DANNY LOO

Area Guide

Area Guide: The idyllic Hertfordshire village of Tewin

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Strangers girl and guy flirting looking each other on the street

What makes you attracted to someone?

Hannah Gosset

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A brambling (Fringilla montifringilla).

Feed the birds and they’ll reward you! 

Rupert Evershed

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There were 776,000 Google searches for 'kitchen island' last year. 

Columnists

Comment: Lockdown living and the quest for the perfect kitchen  

Jane Howdle

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Decluttering can be a challenging task - but it's almost always worth it.

Decluttering 101: 20 things you need to get rid of right now

Luke Rix-Standing

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Last month was the busiest January on record for Rightmove. 

Collapsing sales balance out record levels of interest for property portal 

Jane Howdle

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Harpenden Road, St Albans.

Property of the Week

Property Spotlight: An Art Deco home close to excellent St Albans schools

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St Albans Cathedral in the September sun.

Consumer | Special Report

Revealed: Tourism's 'monumental contribution' to Herts' economy

Alan Davies

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The Grade II listed Olive Branch on Stevenage Road. Picture: DANNY LOO

Area Guide

Area Guide: The pretty Hertfordshire village of St Ippolyts

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Marshals Drive is one of St Albans' most exclusive addresses. Picture: Archant

Columnists

Comment: Times are changing, but St Albans is still reassuringly posh

Jane Howdle

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Woodstock Road North is one of Fleetville's smartest streets. Picture: Jane Howdle

St Albans named among England’s £1m-plus property hotspots 

Jane Howdle

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The nine-bed mansion is set in more than 80 acres of grounds. 

Wicked Lady's former home for sale for £9.5m

Jane Howdle

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Fishpool Street, St Albans. 

Property of the Week

Property Spotlight: A unique listed home on one of St Albans' most...

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The cast of Pursued by a Bear's latest online film How to Live. 

Film

'Wonderful stories' told in theatre company's moving film

Alan Davies

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Any property that went under offer from late November 2020 onwards will struggle to beat the stamp duty deadline of March 31, according to Movewise.

UK moves now taking 29 per cent longer 

Jane Howdle

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The Coronation Fountain, Parkway. Picture: Andrew Brookes

Area Guide

Area Guide: All about Welwyn Garden City

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Plant therapy: 11 ways getting green-fingered can help lift a low mood

Katie Wright

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MPs will debate the extension of the stamp duty holiday on Monday, February 1.

Date confirmed for parliamentary debate on stamp duty holiday extension 

Jane Howdle

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