There are several details throughout this listed townhouse in Hampshire that betray its varied history. ‘It was once a sheriff’s house and used to hold a lock-up. The door on the downstairs loo is sti

Having lived in a handsome 16th-century farmhouse in rural Essex for 45 years, downsizing was much less of a wrench for Gill Jerram than she had imagined when an opportunity arose to build a beautiful

Some people have an aptitude for seeking out properties that might be classed as diamonds in the rough, others have an innate knack for sourcing brilliantly priced interior finds. Simon Fenwick, it qu

After fully renovating and extending their last home – a three-bed semi near the seafront in Scarborough – Lauren and Jamie were keen to take on another project. Although they didn’t need to move, Jam

I was pregnant with our second child when we started house hunting during Covid, taking advantage of the stamp duty freeze. We’d outgrown our small house and the layout didn’t work for a young family.

Cindy Thomas and her family moved to this house primarily to get more space. And although there was plenty of room downstairs, the upstairs was missing the fourth bedroom they originally hoped for. ‘W