Homes

How Covid-19 will affect the design of our future homes

Covid-19 has brought about a revolution in the way we think about home. The new normal will see many more of us needing permanent and flexible home-working, exercise and schooling areas, in energy-efficient property with outside space a must. Designers, renovators and architects are taking note.

Tech unicorns transforming London areas: from Broadgate to Battersea becoming hubs for cool new homes and barista workshops

Tech unicorns transforming London areas: from Broadgate to Battersea becoming hubs for cool new homes and barista workshops

This is not a scene from a George RR Martin novel or Tove Jansson fantasy, but global tech giants and so-called unicorns — private digital companies valued above $1 billion — are setting up in Battersea, Fitzrovia and Broadgate.

Why Londoners are buying houses in the new cool countryside 'banker belt'

Why Londoners are buying houses in the new cool countryside 'banker belt'

There was a time when ownership of an elegant country manor was confirmation of a successful career — witness all those Victorian industrialists who ploughed heaps of cash into Robert Adams mansions approached via wrought-iron gates and a long drive through landscaped acres.

£4.5m Lake House proves being green doesn't mean you have to compromise on luxury or style

£4.5m Lake House proves being green doesn't mean you have to compromise on luxury or style

You wouldn't assume that a £4.5 million house with a helicopter hanger and helipad, party room and recording studio would also be one of the UK's most sustainable homes.