Property

Less is more. Think a room or home that’s small in size can’t be big in design? Think again. It couldn’t be further from the truth. No matter the space, whether it’s a studio apartment or a room in an average size home that happens to be disproportionately small (like a powder room created from … Read more

The owner updated a
 dark and dingy house
 into a sophisticated, 
stylish interior with a calming palette Image credit: Jeremy Phillips Back in 2003, the homeowner and her two children were living in a County Durham village, in a Seventies semi that had zero character. Then she spotted a 1900s three-bedroom terrace with a for-sale … Read more

It’s easy to create an open-plan living room that feels cosy, yet seamlessly linked to the rest of your home Looking for open-plan living room ideas? Open-plan living has slowly become part of our everyday lives, from a home office within a living room to a kitchen-diner. These spaces should be well designed and able … Read more

There is a significant regional divide when it comes to the areas that are seeing rents rise, and which are seeing them fall, new data from estate agent Your Move has revealed. For example, three regions have seen rents drop over the past 12 months. The biggest fall was in the capital, where rents dropped … Read more

Alexa is listening. And now she’ll tell you if she doesn’t like what she’ll hear. Amazon has announced that its Echo speakers will now be able to go on guard in your house when you’re not there, keep an ear out for anything untoward. Read More

Image copyrightGetty Images House prices in the North West rose the fastest in the UK compared with a year ago, according to official figures. Annual growth in property values in the region stood at 5.6% by July, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. The biggest fall was in London, where prices dropped by 0.7% … Read more

With constantly blamed for the death of things, it appears they’ve now decided to stick close together – and they’ve picked one US city to do so in. According to new data, millennials – born between 1977 and 1996 – have picked the Windy City as their adopted hometown – making the West Loop area … Read more

Village life in the Cotswolds definitely suits the owner and her husband – so much so that when they moved to their forever home, they not only stayed in the same village, they remained in the same street and literally moved next door. Check out our real homes channel for more house tour ideas and … Read more

Bank of England governor Mark Carney has told the government that house prices could fall by as much as 35% in the three years after a no-deal Brexit, according to reports. Read More

Northern Ireland house prices are the most confident in the UK after five years of growth and a prediction of further growth. An Ulster Bank  & Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) survey of the residential market suggests that these figures do not match the peak of 2007. A further study from the Land & Property … Read more