According to reports in the Daily Mail, ageing rocker Ronnie Wood has reduced the asking price on his Queen Anne house built c.1700 which directly overlooks the River Thames on London’s Cheyne Walk, SW10. He first listed his property for sale in October 2009 for £6.5m, but recently reduced the asking price to £5.875million. [...]

Back in the olden days, sinning was simple, there were seven – meaning we had clarity. Nowadays, it’s complicated: miscreants are pelted with stern looks for standing in the ‘10 Items or Less’ queue with twelve items, for interrupting (guilty!) and looking over your shoulder for someone better to talk to at parties (not guilty.) [...]

In this week’s LIVE Zoopla.co.uk Auction we’ve spotted two fantastic opportunities to purchase farmhouses. One of which would make an ideal renovation project and the other is a more modern ‘farmhouse’ requiring little work. Both come with vacant possession. 1. Wickenlow Farm, Bolton Starting bid: £220,000, Address: Wickenlow Farm, Plantation Road, Edgworth, Bolton,  BL7 0DD Tenure: Freehold [...]

Outside of Scotland, older flats are rarely purpose built, but converted from the gutted shells of former family homes. In desirable locations, like Brighton and London, it’s rare to find a house still intact and not remade into a warren of tiny apartments. The consequences are exactly what you would expect from cramming five eccentric, [...]

Everyone reaches the stage where they can no longer cope with flatmates (or ‘sly, noisy, milk thieves’ as they are better known to me). One day we all run screaming from our HMO (House of Multiple Occupation) to seek relief alone.But the idea that solo-abiders maintain contact with a social circle or family is alien [...]