Inspiring Hampstead mansion

Stylishly ship-shape With a nod to a renowned Thirties luxury liner, this Hampstead mansion is ...

Vanessa Brady says careful thought and planning is needed when reconfiguring space within your home

Measure twice, cut once In her latest column for London Property Magazines, Vanessa Brady says careful thought and planning is needed when reconfiguring space within your home. Interior Design is the skill of creating space ‘fit for purpose’. Often it is space reconfigured from unused or little used rooms converted to create that extra space [...]

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Comprehensively-refurbished property in Angel

Angelic qualities A comprehensively-refurbished property in Angel, this four-bedroom house has a heavenly feel to it. By Catherine Golding. When substantial properties in the heart of Angel become available it pays to be quick off the mark in arranging a viewing – and that’s precisely the category this home in Bromfield Street falls into. The [...]

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21st-century inventions turning homes into technology hubs

Featuring future fixtures A raft of brand-new, 21st-century inventions have turned homes into technology hubs. By Graham Norwood. There was a time when remotely-controlled heating that you could operate via the internet was the latest ‘must have’ for London home owners. Today? Well, that is just so 1990s as a raft of brand-new, 21st-century inventions [...]

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Negotiating the right price…

Here’s my best offer Every conversation is a negotiation at some level, but what if it’s about the single most expensive purchase you’re ever likely to make? Peter Mead has some advice… As a top negotiator, American lawyer and sports agent Leigh Steinberg is very assertive. He’s been making a good fist of getting the [...]

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Your property questions answered

When it comes to selling or renting your home, should you go with a bigger or smaller agent? This is the eternal question for landlords or vendors when it is time to sell or rent their home or investment, especially in central London where the streets are paved with agents. The truth is that there [...]

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A buyer’s guide to patio heaters

The Heat Is On As we move out onto our decking and into the garden don’t be lulled into a false sense of security by the summer sun. Peter Mead has a buyer’s guide to patio heaters. The low, regular sound system thud coupled with the cheerful clink of glasses and happy chatter confirm that [...]

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