Anna White

Renting

Renters' Rights Act coming on May 1: what it means for tenants

The Renters’ Rights Act will come into force on May 1. Here’s what it will mean for tenants

28 Apr 2026
Interiors

Pastel beach hut and experimental Dorset home up for House of the Year

Kevin McCloud walked viewers through the first five homes in the running for House of the Year on this week’s Grand Designs.

18 Nov 2022
Buying & Mortgages

What’s next for London’s ‘nightmare’ property market?

Will the recent downturn in the London market develop into something more serious, or can the new Government restore some stability for homeowners and hopeful buyers?

27 Oct 2022
Property News

London’s new £9bn neighbourhood with an Art Deco icon at its heart

After decades of false starts and fallouts, Battersea Power Station is reborn — but is the controversy over?

12 Oct 2022
Property News

Are London house prices about to crash?

The property market faces a ‘year of pain’, with a new two-year forecast estimating a 10 per cent drop for house prices. But how low will they really go?

10 Oct 2022
Interiors

Grand Designs couple create ‘floating pavilion’ after tragedy strikes

Tragedy has required John and Helen to rethink their historic home — but it has done little to temper their ambition

7 Oct 2022
Luxury

London’s oldest power station roars back to life with 260 homes

Lots Road Power Station, which once powered the Underground network, is relaunching as a Chelsea address

29 Sept 2022
Interiors

Farmers attempt ‘longhouse’ for family and animals on Grand Designs

A couple of novice farmers battle to create a modern version of the medieval longhouse in the windswept Derbyshire Dales

29 Sept 2022
Property News

7 London and commuter-belt housing schemes win at top UK design awards

Hidden nuclear bunkers, wayfinding for dementia patients and homes with slashed energy bills dominate the awards

23 Sept 2022
Interiors

Neighbours and maths errors jeopardise flint-box home on Grand Designs

Presenter Kevin McCloud describes the home design as a ‘rude awakening’ for its leafy Hertfordshire street

22 Sept 2022
Interiors

Ambitious couple attempt concrete spaceship build on new Grand Designs

A naval captain attempts to build a sunken concrete spaceship on an ancient ‘hillfort’ in the latest episode.

15 Sept 2022
Interiors

Kent couple swap asbestos shack for futuristic home delivered by crane

A shabby post-war prefab is replaced with a twisted metal, modular home on Grand Designs. Is this the future of home building?

8 Sept 2022
Interiors

Grand Designs: Doomed Manchester rollercoaster house is quite the ride

The 23rd series of Grand Designs kicked off with a bold build plagued by setbacks.

1 Sept 2022
Buying & Mortgages

Can first-time buyers get mortgages amid rising interest rates?

Soaring costs and rising interest rates may give would-be homebuyers pause for thought, but industry experts say the key is not to panic.

16 Aug 2022
An aerial view of the Thames estuary, including the Thames Barrier, during sunrise.
Property News

Revealed: London’s 10 hottest markets where homes are selling fast

The areas with the hottest sellers’ markets are in a cluster around the river Thames

4 Aug 2022
Property News

What does current political uncertainty mean for London house prices?

Help with the cost-of-living crisis could be delayed due to the “changing of the guard” slowing the housing market

15 Jul 2022
Property News

Tax perks and European residency on the Med’s sunshine island

The Mediterranean island has 320 days of sunshine a year and Brits can get the right to live there, in return for buying a new property worth a minimum of €300,000

28 Jun 2022
Property News

How London house prices have changed in six years since Brexit vote

London has seen the slowest growth of all UK regions since the Brexit vote six years ago.

23 Jun 2022
Property News

Seven-year high in first-time buyers using family help to buy a home

Last year 46 per cent of UK first-time buyers had help from a family member and market forecasters say that figure is expected to rise

7 Jun 2022
Interiors

Hall swing and kitchen disco ball add fun to Victorian semi renovation

This architect couple’s forest-inspired and family-friendly renovation won the Unique Character prize at this year’s Don’t Move, Improve! awards.

20 May 2022
Interiors

Former Sixties wreck in Forest Hill named best renovation of the year

London’s six best renovations were revealed last night, with a Sixties house transformation in Forest Hill declared the overall winner.

19 May 2022