Prudence Ivey

Editor, Homes & Property

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Prudence Ivey is the editor of the multi award-winning Homes & Property

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Prudence Ivey is the editor of the multi award-winning Homes & Property

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London

Up we go! Scores of London skyscrapers are in the pipeline

76 high-rise projects get the nod in just two years

27 Mar 2024
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Celebrity homes

Stories behind the most intriguing London celebrity home moves of 2023

With a new Primrose Hill set, rumoured royal return and the odd mega renovation, the capital’s celebs have been busy on the home front this year

21 Dec 2023
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Celebrity homes

New West Ham signing renting £7,000-a-week Bishops Avenue mega mansion

The north London enclave of luxury homes has long been popular with international Premier League footballers

21 Dec 2023
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Interiors

Great design and reasonable rates in Europe's hippest city

Enjoy Marseille like a local during the colder months and stay in the hip part of town

19 Dec 2023
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Renting

Comment: 'how do you solve a problem like Airbnb?'

The short lets platform cannot be blamed for the entire rental crisis but it is a contributing factor - so how can we fix it?

14 Dec 2023
<p>A colleague based his house hunt around a 2-mile radius from the Coach and Horses</p>
Buying & Mortgages

'Should I base my house hunt around my favourite pub?'

Finding the right neighbourhood to buy in is tricky when you live in your dream area but can't afford it. Can one colleague's house hunt hack help?

8 Dec 2023
<p>The York and Albany</p>
Luxury

London pub at heart of Gordon Ramsay legal battle for sale for £13m

Big names are understood to be circling the sale of the freehold building

6 Dec 2023
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Buying & Mortgages

'Buyers should dream big, offer small in London's property market'

Set your property alerts well above your actual budget – you might be surprised by what you find

29 Nov 2023
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Property News

What does the Autumn Statement mean for London homeowners and renters?

From planning changes to housing benefit, here's what today's Autumn Statement means for London renters, homeowners and first-time buyers

22 Nov 2023
<p>The MSG Sphere in Las Vegas</p>
Property News

Comment: 'fighting the dystopian Stratford sphere isn't Nimbyism'

London needs grassroots venues and affordable housing, not yet another mega venue or illuminated billboard

22 Nov 2023
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Buying & Mortgages

What is stamp duty tax and why do we pay it?

Stamp duty must be paid by the buyer of any home in England that costs more than £250,000 — so what is this tax and where did it come from?

22 Nov 2023
<p>New housing minister Lee Rowley</p>
Property News

Comment: 'we need a housing minister to last years, not days'

In the midst of an acute housing crisis, we need consistency and long-term planning from government, not a revolving door in a crucial post

16 Nov 2023
<p>The Government has not ruled out scrapping long-awaited reforms to protect private renters from so-called ‘no-fault’ evictions (Dominic Lipinski/PA)</p>
Renting

Evictions soar in London as renters reform faces endless delays

Eviction numbers in London are up 70 per cent in a year as government drags its feet on section 21 ban

15 Nov 2023
<p>Bond Street, Ealing</p>
Property News

The four London boroughs where house prices have risen in 2023

Only four London boroughs saw any house price growth so far this year, as property in remote beauty spots soars in value

14 Nov 2023
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Buying & Mortgages

Sellers who refuse to budge on substandard homes need to get real

The tools to discern a fair price are at your fingertips so don't be afraid to use them and bargain hard

8 Nov 2023
<p>Items for lounging and entertaining from the new H&M x Rabanne collaboration</p>
Interiors

H&M x Rabanne: back to the future with latest interiors collaboration

The iconic Sixties design house is bringing its pailettes to the high street in a fashion/interiors crossover

7 Nov 2023
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Buying & Mortgages

Comment: 'it's a buyers market but where are all the decent homes?'

An overpriced ex-rental is not the prize some landlords seem to think it is

1 Nov 2023
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Renting

'No fault evictions negatively impact all society – so why no ban?'

From ongoing uncertainty to homelessness, the threat of a no fault eviction ruins renters' lives

26 Oct 2023
<p>The living room, which overlooks the Eiffel Tower</p>
Property News

€35m 'mini-palace' is most expensive Paris apartment sold this year

The lavish apartment is the priciest flat sold in the City of Light this year

23 Oct 2023
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Property News

'Building period-style housing is a depressing backwards step'

New housing should be forward-looking, contemporary

18 Oct 2023
Renting

‘Private renting worse than smoking so why don’t we spend on housing?’

In one of the world’s richest cities, a third of people are living in potentially health-limiting circumstances

11 Oct 2023