The pandemic was a disaster, and sheds provided us with the extra space we needed. “Marianne Shillingford from Dulux and Cuprinol reiterated the importance of sheds, saying that they are …
Shed of the year: enter your outside office, home pub or garden sanctuary to win GBP1,000 Read MoreCollect, the Crafts Council’s annual selling event for collectable contemporary craft, is back at Somerset House after last year’s online-only show. You can also access an online version of the …
Collect London: five artists to look out for at London’s contemporary craft fair Read MoreIs there any e-commerce site, fashion brand, or supermarket that hasn’t launched a homeware line? They now sell sconces and vests instead of socks. Matt Writtle’s showroom / Jermaine Gallacher …
The Inside Man: no more trendy landfill — head to the best London car boots and interiors dealers instead Read MoreThis is an age-old shoppers dilemma. Now you have some money and an idea of what to spend it on. You’re finally able to spend your money and you’re able …
Comment: London buyers with cash to burn stumped by lack of available homes Read MoreA Hackney microflat, which is smaller than an average parking space, has been sold at an online auction for GBP90,000. The flat on Saratoga Road, Clapton, was originally listed for …
Hackney micro studio smaller than a parking space sells at auction for GBP40,000 above guide price Read MoreMy neighborhood has been home to me for 13 years. I can’t imagine living anywhere else. I love being surrounded by greenery, and I fall asleep to the sounds of …
Living in London: Totteridge is only 25 mins from the city centre but the soundtrack is owls hooting says Eva Sonaike Read MoreThe television presenter Kirstie Allsopp recently sparked a furious backlash after an interview in which she appeared to claim that today’s first-time buyers could afford to buy a place of …
‘The bank called and said they’d loan me a deposit’: Londoners share how they bought in the 90s and 00s Read MoreMy husband and I have lived in Forest Gate for six years. It’s a beautiful house with great charm that we bought in 2006. However, it needed some updating. My …
Living in London: Laura Jackson on why swapping Hackney for Forest Gate was a surprisingly smart move Read MoreIt is located in a beautiful street in a exclusive west London enclave. However, the asking price for this modest-looking cottage of GBP3.25million seems excessive. North Lodge is surrounded by …
‘Modest’ west London cottage with iceberg basement extension that more than doubled size for sale for GBP3.25m Read MoreA flat in Notting hill is available for rent at GBP900 per monthly, but there’s a catch. The apartment on the top floor is so small that the kitchenette is …
Tiny living: GBP900 per month studio flat in Notting Hill to rent with no oven and a toilet next to the kitchen Read More