Home for sale is a mini-Kew Gardens with its own orangery

Extra indoor and outdoor space has become highly sought-after for homebuyers due to the lockdown – and this five-bedroom house in Liverpool has a unique take on combining both. It has an extensive orangery that occupies almost half of the property, extending across two floors, giving the home a Kew Gardens vibe.  The area includes … Read more

Homeseekers rush online after stamp duty cut: Here’s how much it saves on the average home near you

Homebuyers rushed online to look for their next home within half an hour of the Chancellor’s immediate stamp duty cut.  Rightmove reported a 22 per cent jump in traffic to its site within 30 minutes of Rishi Sunak confirming the cut in his mini-Budget today. The property search website said the cut would produce savings … Read more

Inside Cate Blanchett’s global property empire from England to Vanuatu

She’s known as one of Hollywood’s most acclaimed A-listers, but Cate Blanchett is also proving herself to be quite the property mogul.  Since rising to fame in the late 1990s, the Australian actress, 51, and her playwright husband, Andrew Upton, 54, have amassed a multimillion-dollar property portfolio spanning across the globe. Daily Mail Australia takes … Read more

Towns where buyers would benefit most from a stamp duty cut revealed

The places where homebuyers could benefit the most from a proposed stamp duty holiday have been revealed, with potential savings of up to £15,000. Rightmove looked at the stamp duty savings for areas in England where people would stand to benefit the most if the Chancellor delivers a stamp duty ‘holiday’ in his so-called mini-Budget … Read more

Create a bedroom space that adapts as your youngster grows up 

Putting together a creative and practical design scheme for a child’s bedroom that will stand the test of time is no mean feat.  But an artful blend of hardworking furniture complemented by informal, fun accents will deliver a look that can evolve along with your child.  Here are some handy hacks…  BACK TO BASICS  Though bold-coloured … Read more

Head to Bristol if you want urban bustle and wild countryside on your doorstep

There’s always been a vibrancy and edginess to Bristol. I know, because I grew up there.  I adore the city’s diversity; from swanky Clifton with its grand Georgian mansions and great expanse of green known as The Downs, to Brunel’s Suspension Bridge, which has spanned the Avon Gorge for 150 years, and the arty Harbourside … Read more

Birthplace of Lord Palmerston goes on sale in London for £14.8m 

While it is not quite 10 Downing Street, prospective buyers with deep pockets can own a slice of political history as a London home that was the birthplace of former Prime Minister, Lord Palmerston, is now on the market. The six bedroom home is located in Queen Anne’s Gate, overlooking St James’s Park, an area … Read more

Cut stamp duty for downsizers, property bosses urge

Top housing and pension bosses have written to the Chancellor calling for a new Help to Downsize scheme to boost a property market recovery and put pensioners in safer, more suitable homes.  In a letter addressed to Rishi Sunak, leaders from across the housing and retirement industries have pleaded for stamp duty to be waived … Read more

Zac Efron has been ‘secretly staying at a property at Wategos Beach’

Is this where Zac Efron is hiding in Byron Bay? Hollywood star has been ‘secretly staying at Wategos Beach’ to escape the coronavirus pandemic By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:18 BST, 30 June 2020 | Updated: 02:18 BST, 30 June 2020 Hollywood actor Zac Efron is rumoured to have spent the past … Read more