Homes
The housing market: Surveyors add to the bricks-and-mortar blues
Published: 14 October 2007
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) has added its voice to the chorus calling a turn in the property market. In September, it said, 14.6 per cent more surveyors reported price falls in their area than those pointing to increases.
My Home: Into the world of fashion designer Julie Verhoeven
Published: 10 October 2007
She went from Jasper Conran's basement to a bargain flat in south London, but the fashion designer Julie Verhoeven has maintained the glamour
How to turn a cluttered garage into a living room with va-va-voome
Published: 10 October 2007
Is yours filled with old boxes and rusting bikes? Jonathan Christie gears up for the latest property trend – converting the garage
Neighbourhood Watch: Wisdom of the east
Published: 10 October 2007
Not all historic, pretty cities cost a fortune. As old riverside warehouses are converted into cheap, chic flats, Jimmy Lee Shreeve falls for Norwich
Victoria Summerley: City Life
Published: 10 October 2007
'By the time they get around to my application for an allotment , I'm likely to need a plot in the cemetery opposite'
Don't Move Improve: Caught in a period drama?
Published: 10 October 2007
It's not impossible to alter a listed building. First learn the rules – then flex them
Secret Agent: A day in the life of an estate agent
Published: 10 October 2007
'This was management's response to the looming crash – one gigantic exercise in denial'
Donnachadh McCarthy: The Home Ecologist
Published: 10 October 2007
Sealing the flue of an old fire costs just £20 – AND it can seriously cool your gas bills
Buy To Let: Do the maths
Published: 10 October 2007
Will your investment be profitable? It's not difficult to work it out, says Chris Partridge
Overseas: Manhattan transfer
Published: 10 October 2007
The dollar's worth 50p, and US mortgage lenders are in trouble – is this the perfect time to snap up prime real estate? Laura Latham goes shopping in America's most wanted cities
Eco-lighting: Could it be time to switch?
Published: 10 October 2007
Forget those drab, flickering bulbs. Kate Watson-Smyth celebrates the dawn of a glamorous new age for eco-lighting
Buongiorno, Britons: how to buy in Italy
Published: 07 October 2007
As more and more investors are drawn to areas from Chiantishire to Sicily, Esther Shaw charts the costs of ownership and where to go for a good deal
Fenella Woolgar: Behind the scenes
Published: 03 October 2007
A house in the Hollywood Hills? Not for this actress. Fenella Woolgar explains how she transformed a two-bedroom flat into her ideal home
Could you be a Calais commuter?
Published: 03 October 2007
Bored with life in the stockbroker belt, this man swapped his newbuild in Colchester for a dream cottage en campagne – but he still works in London. Helen Brown on the rise of the middle-class Channel hoppers
Neighbourhood watch: Ventnor, Isle of Wight
Published: 03 October 2007
Tapas bars in Ventnor? Well, this seaside haven is on the up.
Don't move, improve: Take it to another level
Published: 03 October 2007
Who wants a loft conversion with a velux when you could have French windows?
Secret agent: A day in the life of an estate agent
Published: 03 October 2007
Dioa'And then our new mortgage adviser started shadow boxing – in the office'
Design: The right radiator
Published: 03 October 2007
Gone cold on traditional radiators? Heat your home with marble slabs and glass sheets instead.
Buy to let: The next regeneration
Published: 03 October 2007
Regeneration zones work for investors as well as locals. Chris Partridge reports
Overseas: All inclusive (even the helicopter)
Published: 03 October 2007
High-end holiday homes now come with every perk
Accounting for taste: Great men, great homes and the forgetten women
Published: 29 September 2007
Great men’s houses are often preserved for the nation in their entirety. But what do we really learn from George Washington’s mantelpiece, or Charles Dickens’ teacup, or even Dr Johnson’s doorknob? And whatever happened to the women in their lives? Germaine Greer uncovers a secret history beyond the velvet rope
Rob da Bank: Colour and comfort
Published: 26 September 2007
The south-London home of Radio 1 DJ Rob da Bank is a friendly riot of stuffed animals, toys and textiles – and a shed disguised as a spaceship. Interview by Charlotte Philby
Neighbourhood watch: Margate, Kent
Published: 26 September 2007
Art, tourism, and keen property prices are revitalising Margate, finds Kate Thomas
Victoria Summerley: City life
Published: 26 September 2007
'As for being harangued because I've asked for salt or some other grievous gastronomic sin, I can do without it'
Don't move, improve: Discover hidden pleasures
Published: 26 September 2007
The lure of under-floor heating is undeniable – but make sure it's suitable for your home
