Features 18 Dec 2017 Summer Cooling Who doesn’t love a water feature? You can sit alongside and enjoy the ambient cooling, strip off for some serious action, or just enjoy watching the play of light on water.
New Homes 1 Dec 2017 New homes round-up: Battersea 21st-century townhouses – Battersea Square Mews, SW11 – from £2,350,000 Situated in the village-like location of Battersea Square, three townhouses remain…
Lifestyle 9 Aug 2017 Fruity Lamb Koftas With Cucumber and Tomato Salad Tired of the usual prepackaged fare? These lightly spiced, homemade koftas could be cooked on a grill outside or, if the weather’s against you, in the comfort of your kitchen.
Features 5 Jul 2017 Going green For anyone who doubts the power of careful planting to transform the look and feel of your home, I present this Minimalist gem in ‘Little Chelsea’, Barnes.
Features 5 Jul 2017 The Wild Bunch Everything’s coming up roses? Not anymore, as an increasing number of ‘Rusticarians’ favour a dishevelled array of flora attracting bees, birds and insects, instead of precisely laid out plantings.
Features 5 Jul 2017 Small is beautiful As we grow older we’re more likely to want littler gardens, says Strutt & Parker’s latest research. According to the agent’s Housing Futures study, 20% of those over 65 polled contend that it’s crucial to have more manageable green spaces.
Features 5 Jul 2017 Climbing the walls If you believe the adage that “a beautiful walled garden is a work of heart”, then you’ll be won over by these endearing enclosed spaces.
Features 28 Jun 2017 The house that Huf built Summer in London is great: rooftop bars, picnics in the park and open-air theatre. But, when the mercury rises, even the most dedicated urbanite can be forgiven for dreaming of a retreat in the country, making this West Sussex Huf Haus a sight for city-sore eyes.
Area Focuses 15 Feb 2017 Wandsworth More shared ownership property will be delivered over the next five years than the 6,000 units built in the entire 30-year history of the low-income housing product.
Interiors 8 Jan 2017 Stirling Work Buying a home designed by a world-renowned architect is beyond the reach of most Londoners. So, fans of modern architecture will rejoice at the opportunity to buy one of two homes designed by the late Sir James Stirling – a British architect so legendary that the annual Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) prize is named after him – and James Gowan.
