Gove under pressure to scrap ‘foolish’ window planning rules
Mr Boys Smith, who says fewer sash windows are being incorporated into new designs, added: “There can be ways round...
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‘I couldn’t avoid inheriting our 1,900-acre country estate – even if I wanted to’
“I worked in film for a long time,” says Lord Hinchingbrooke when asked whether he intended to become a social...
‘Our awkward home has increased £224,000 in value – was our budget renovation worth it?’
The renovation began upstairs when Paul was on furlough leave during the pandemic. He converted a small, disused space that must...
‘Move to Germany if you can’t buy a house’, says Grand Designs’ Kevin McCloud
The Government was reportedly considering “99pc mortgages” before Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget, but the policy was dropped and no other...
‘Surveyor left us £60,000 out of pocket – now our home is collapsing’
It was also proved, according to the ruling, that Ms Walker took a £25,000 loan from an individual saying it...
‘We sold our house – then the bank knocked £100,000 off its value’
Discovering that her lender thought it was worth only £320,000 was a huge shock. “It was crazy,” added Lea, who...
‘We scrubbed mould off every wall in our £150k renovation – was it worth it?’
Telegraph Money asked Julia Kendell interior designer for Kendell + Co and expert at the Homebuilding & Renovating Show to...
How we turned a tired Sixties house into a stylish modern home
To explore how Bulcraig would like to live in the house, Attanayake began with what she calls “the briefing game”,...
Why it’s Tony Blair’s fault that you cannot buy a house
Again, the unaffordability of housing in London is both a symptom and a cause of Sir Tony’s toxic economic legacy,...
‘I grew up on a Welsh farm, now I’m a duchess running a 10,000-acre estate’
What was your first home?A farmhouse on the Welsh border. We did bed and breakfast and my job, aged seven,...
