Lifestyle
Doomed by Design: Who’d want to be an architect?
Architects should be able to create something thrilling and dynamic with our homes, says Doer Upper Alan Page, but that's rarely the case these days..
Looking for the next Rightmove: PrimeResi meets Faisal Butt, property’s venture capitalist with the Caan-do attitude
A man on a mission to change the property industry
Common Ground: Creative communal gardens can bring us all together
Residents should take ownership, advice and - most importantly - pride if they want to create a communal garden that really binds their community together, says PrimeResi's landscape design guru Barry …
Not Just Browsing: 71% of art collectors buy online
71% of art collectors have bought art online, with 25% of the serious buyers (those spending more than £75,000 a year on art) putting down up to £50,000 based on little more than a JPEG image, according t…
The Doer-Upper Diary: A cracking party
It's not the neighbours that are driving doer-upper Alan Page up the (party) wall in Kensington; it's the surveyors..
Chelsea Art Fair Preview
After 17 years, the Chelsea Art Fair has had a bit of a brush up; the new gallery-style show is preparing to descend on the Kings Road next week, with 35 exhibitors from the UK and abroad inked in to show…
The Doer-Upper Diary: I bet it’s not like this over at Candy & Candy…
After an invigorating tour of India, doer upper Alan Page's triumphant London return takes a turn as he risks losing a chunk of the margin on his first SW3 renovation project, and weighs the relative merits…
A Bluffers’ Guide to the Grand National
It's nearly that time of year when everyone digs deep to back a horse because it has an hilarious name. Then feels a bit ashamed when it's carted away to the lasagne factory after the third fence
How will your garden grow?
Investing in garden design without planning ahead will surely lead to growing pains. PrimeResi’s landscape design guru Barry Burrows explains how to keep things looking rosy all year round...
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The Ideal Home: revealed
UK homeowners want a 4.5 bed house with garage and garden in the South West of England, according to a survey by Primelocation
Dark Art: New 245k Rolls Royce Wraith launches
Power, drama and "a hint of the noir"... no, not the canteen at the House of Commons, but the new £245,000 Rolls Royce Wraith - the most exciting Rolls Royce since...well...the last one.
London: Luxury homes capital of the world
London is the luxury homes capital of the world, and the global prime property market is more similar to the fine art market than to the mainstream property market, according to a new report from Christies…