We build the tiniest new dwellings in Europe, and yet more storage and living space is what people desperately want. A report this week by Riba and Ipsos Mori found long and short term storage space for everyday functional items [...]
Never have to fight for towel space again… Snettisham Beach in Norfolk has been put on the market after being owned by the same family since 1868. Industrialist Edward Green bought the land for shooting as it was next to property [...]
Proof, if it were needed, that the property market in London’s poshest neighbourhoods is a law unto itself comes in the form of a press release from estate agents. A Knightsbridge agent is marketing a garage located “moments away from Harrods”. [...]
One in eight of would be first time buyers in the UK hope to buy their first home in the next five years and almost a quarter plan to buy in 2013, research shows. First time buyers now expect to [...]
Ahead of elections on 3 May, a host of organisations are urging local politicians to sign up to five key pledges to improve the lives of older people. If the granny tax furore has taught politicians anything it’s that older [...]
Modern lifestyles demand versatile interiors and fresh design ideas, not least to create a free-flowing multi-use family room that dovetails neatly with the outside space. For some time now developers have been challenging the traditional ideas of housebuilding with rigidly [...]
A new UK property portal has launched called Rhodium which targets the super-prime property hunters. Named after the world’s most valuable commodity (Rh45), Rhodium showcases the most prestigious addresses including One Hyde Park, Cornwall Terrace and The Lancasters. The ultra-lux [...]
They are the generation that thought their children would grow up and fly the nest. Now they’re doing up the spare room; extending the house and inviting their offspring into their retirement homes, as the trend towards multigenerational living takes [...]
The cost of owning and running a home is at its highest for four years – despite falling mortgage repayments. It takes nearly £10,000 a year to keep a roof over your head, and this is before a penny is [...]
