Matilda Battersby

Homes & Property

Gigantic sculptural energy tower springs up on Greenwich Peninsula

A new low-carbon energy centre will be housed in a striking new sculptural building by the British artist and CF Møller Architects
21 Sept 2016
Homes & Property

Two Harry Potter homes for sale - but for very different prices

Potterheads with a spare £2 million could have the opportunity to own both Daniel Radcliffe's childhood home and the house that featured as the house Harry Potter grew up in...
28 Sept 2016
Buying & Mortgages

Two Harry Potter homes for sale - but for very different prices

Potterheads with a spare £2 million could have the opportunity to own both Daniel Radcliffe's childhood home and the house that featured as the house Harry Potter grew up in...

28 Sept 2016
Homes & Property

UK island goes to auction with a guide price of just £190k

Get back to nature and away from your neighbours. But be warned: you'll need to buy a boat, too...
23 Sept 2016
Buying & Mortgages

UK island goes to auction with a guide price of just £190k

Get back to nature and away from your neighbours. But be warned: you'll need to buy a boat, too...

23 Sept 2016
Homes & Property

Top 10 most affordable commuter towns within an hour of London

New research reveals the commutable towns with the best bang for a Londoner's buck...

27 Sept 2016
Buying & Mortgages

Top 10 most affordable commuter towns within an hour of London

New research reveals the commutable towns with the best bang for a Londoner's buck...

27 Sept 2016
Homes & Property

House price growth continues to fall across UK cities

The slowdown in house price growth is intensifying as unaffordability, tax changes and high stamp duty costs combine to reduce market activity.
23 Sept 2016
Exterior view of a three-bedroom penthouse at Violet Bonham Carter Hyde Park Square in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea where price growth was just 0.2 per cent in the last quarter
Buying & Mortgages

House price growth continues to fall across UK cities

The slowdown in house price growth is intensifying as unaffordability, tax changes and high stamp duty costs combine to reduce market activity.

23 Sept 2016
Homes & Property

How will Brangelina's sprawling property portfolio be divided?

Divorcing Hollywood golden couple own an impressive collection of property across the globe.
22 Sept 2016
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
Luxury

How will Brangelina's sprawling property portfolio be divided?

Divorcing Hollywood golden couple own an impressive collection of property across the globe.

22 Sept 2016
Homes & Property

Moving costs in London are triple the national average at £30,000

The combined price of stamp duty, conveyancing, estate agents' fees and removals will set you back £20,000 more in London than in other regions across the UK.
22 Sept 2016
<p>The high level of house prices in London means moving costs are triple the average across the rest of the country (Rex)</p>
Property News

Moving costs in London are triple the national average at £30,000

The combined price of stamp duty, conveyancing, estate agents' fees and removals will set you back £20,000 more in London than in other regions across the UK.

22 Sept 2016
Homes & Property

Homeowners are optimistic about securing their dream property

More than half of Brits believe they will secure their dream home eventually - but expect to wait until they're in their Fifties.
3 Sept 2016
<p>A 'dream house' in London will set you back considerably more than something similar regionally. <a href="http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-46561738.html" rel="nofollow">This four-bedroom property in Wadham Gardens, Primrose Hill, is listed with Savills at £9.95m</a>.</p>
Property News

Homeowners are optimistic about securing their dream property

More than half of Brits believe they will secure their dream home eventually - but expect to wait until they're in their Fifties.

5 Sept 2016
Renting

How your London home could fund a summer holiday

Londoners are finding the means for their summer vacation by letting out their homes while they're travelling...

9 Aug 2016
Interiors

The top 10 most expensive buildings in the world

Not one UK building cost enough to make it rank among the priciest structures in the world, with the list dominated by skyscrapers and resorts in the USA, Asia and Middle East.

3 Aug 2016
<p>Barkow Leibinger's Serpentine Summer House, pictured, is&nbsp;a looping wooden building made up of three C-shaped walls&nbsp;</p>
Interiors

Four Serpentine Summer Houses have been listed for sale

Four sculptural Serpentine Summer Houses could be yours - if your garden is big enough...

29 Jul 2016
Luxury

The lap of luxury: riverside retreats with spectacular water views

Life is better with a view of the river from your kitchen window. We take a tour of luxury retreats that offer the finest water views, from city centre penthouses on the Thames to spacious riverside houses with private moorings.

15 Jul 2016
<p><strong>£</strong><span style="line-height: 20.8px;"><strong>816 a month:</strong> the average price of renting a&nbsp;room in Barnes, in south-west London,&nbsp;following a 41 per cent rental hike, year on year</span></p>
Renting

London rooms priced below £500-a-month are on the verge of extinction

New figures reveal that nearly half the rooms in London flatshares now cost more than £750 a month...

8 Jul 2016
The oast chimney dating from the 18th century is now a round entrance hall to a six bedroom family home
Property News

Tonbridge oast house where Jane Austen's father lived for sale

George Austen, the father of Jane Austen, lived at the farm where this 1780s oast house stands

8 Jul 2016