London has climbed to its highest level in almost a decade on the Economist Intelligence Unit's list of the world's most expensive cities.  "In nearly 17 years of working on this survey I can't recall a year as volatile as 2015," said Jon ... read more »

conditioned to welcome as much sunlight as possible into our homes, and that includes the use of pale colours to illuminate a room. So it’s hard to put that to one side and consider a dark colour scheme, let alone the darkest one of... read more »

For those that have cooed over the new generation of the British Royal family and pressed their noses to the gates of Buckingham Palace to catch a glimpse of the Queen, living close to a royal residence might seem a far-off dream. But ... read more »

British houses 'earn' more than their owners: average home rose by almost £20k across the country and £46k in London   Two out of five workers earned less than the average UK home value rose in the last year. The averag... read more »

Older mortgage borrowers are being denied brief extensions and minor changes to their home loans by risk-averse banks that are turning them down because of their age.  Many lenders restrict the amount that older people can borrow because ... read more »

Asset prices around the world are collapsing as the global economy slows and UK housing will not escape. House prices have broken free from reality and defied gravity for far too long, but they are an asset like anything else, and there are six clea... read more »

In simpler times, people threw Tupperware parties or took in lodgers. Now they run pop-up supper clubs or rent out spare rooms on Airbnb. Some do it for fun - there’s nothing like cooking for strangers or doing a ... read more »

"Everything I do is over the top,” says Tessa Kennedy. The celebratedinterior designer has been going over the top since she was a teenager in the Fifties, eloping with a society painter who was nearly 10 years older than her. Her f... read more »

After several years of strong growth Gibraltar, a British overseas territory on the southern tip of Spain, is seen as offering good value for prime property, according to a new report. Indeed, prime property prices have increased by 15% from 2013 to... read more »

London Overground and Underground extensions, Cycle superhighways, and new Thames crossings show where is best for buying Whoever wins the mayoral election this coming May will have to address the key issue of the proposed location of&... read more »