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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Interiors

The G-word: kitchen gadgets London chefs swear by

London’s food and drink experts reveal the one item that saves their bacon in the kitchen

15 May 2026
Property News

Why are there no homes for sale and how you can find one to buy?

It’s not easy to find a home to buy at the moment but you can at least make yourself as attractive as possible to a seller if you do see something you like

28 Apr 2022
Property News

Comment: how might London reinvent how we live and work post-pandemic?

London is adept at remaking itself in unexpected ways

27 Apr 2022
Where to live

Director Nadia Latif’s guide to her diverse community of Eastenders

Film and theatre director Nadia Latif lives in Hackney’s real-life Albert Square. She explains why it’s the best part of London

20 Apr 2022
Where to live

Living in Crystal Palace: a local’s guide to London’s ‘best place’

Victoria Park, Hanwell and New Malden also feature on the 2022 Sunday Times list.

14 Apr 2022
Property News

Comment: we can’t blame Dr Alex for issues arising from holiday lets

It’s too easy to blame individuals for the housing affordability crisis but that won’t solve the biggest problems

13 Apr 2022
Property News

Comment: new homes’ facilities should be public to keep cities alive

New builds are offering increasingly outlandish amenities, but all developments should benefit the city as a whole.

8 Apr 2022
Where to live

Ceramicist Emma Lacey’s north London area’s so good she’s never left

Lifelong resident Emma Lacey makes her ceramics, stocked at The Conran Shop, at her home studio. She tells Prudence Ivey why she loves the area

7 Apr 2022
Luxury

‘Forgotten castle’ behind William and Kate’s rumoured London departure

If the rumours are true the Duke and Duchess will be the latest young royal family to move to Windsor

6 Apr 2022
Interiors

10ft wide glass-fronted Clerkenwell skinny house on the market for £2m

The house has won multiple awards for its clever use of space

6 Apr 2022
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Property News

Comment: should we care that millennials are buying fewer homes?

The number of 26-41 year olds buying a home has dropped 11 per cent in five years

5 Apr 2022
Where to live

Designer Gergei Erdei on why he loves his ‘idealistic’ London postcode

Gergei Erdei worked at Gucci before setting up his design studio focusing on homewares inspired by antiquities. Here’s what he loves about Bloomsbury.

31 Mar 2022
Spring Statement
Property News

Rishi Sunak abolishes VAT on energy saving materials for homeowners

Homeowners will not pay VAT on solar panels, insulation and heat pumps for the next five years

24 Mar 2022
Property News

‘Levelling up must not risk making London’s housing crisis worse’

Levelling up the rest of the country could even benefit London but we can’t afford to level down the capital

23 Mar 2022
Property News

Shares in Mayfair penthouse for sale at fraction of its £7.3m price

The concept has already proved popular in the States and is now launching in the UK with a Mayfair penthouse

23 Mar 2022
Property News

Renting and buying in London less affordable for women than men

Women don’t need hashtags, they need equal pay. And then we need affordable housing for all

8 Mar 2022
Interiors

London interiors brands hosting sales and donating proceeds Ukraine

If you buy only one thing for your home this week, make it count

4 Mar 2022
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Property News

Now’s the time to remind ourselves what our homes are truly worth

Those of us with somewhere safe to sleep each night have a lot to be thankful for

3 Mar 2022
Property News

London house prices up 11.5% in some areas as buyers return to capital

The return to workplaces and end of Covid restrictions is tempting buyers back to London

25 Feb 2022
Property News

Hackney studio smaller than a parking space sold at auction for £90k

The studio is currently let out for £800 per month

25 Feb 2022
Property News

London buyers with cash to burn stumped by lack of available homes

Why is nobody selling their home if people are queuing up to buy?

24 Feb 2022