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With growing cultural and start-up scenes, the city is adding to its air of wellbeing
Uniform terraces are among the best designs to accommodate the needs of urban families
Robbie Williams has permission to excavate, but lots can go wrong at the planning stage
The architect and RIBA gold-medal winner on postwar radicalism and his new-found enthusiasm for sustainable buildings
The fall in prices in prime London areas has spread to their more bohemian fringes
Early computers fetch high prices at auction as Silicon Valley’s collectors indulge their nostalgia — as does our writer
Dealing with bankrupt builders and how to negotiate compensation for disruption from a landlord
The products on show at Scandinavia’s biggest interiors fair indicate trends in one of the most influential design regions
Everyone hates the property transaction tax, but can we agree on an alternative?
From a chalet in Zermatt, the skier’s paradise, to a home with a skating rink in Colorado
Buyers are attracted to relative value of province’s properties
The two main cities of the old Austro-Hungarian empire have enjoyed a contrast in fortunes in recent years
After 55 years of vertical living in townhouses, Lucy Kellaway is loving her new lateral life
If you haven’t made it to the slopes this year, channel your own alpine chalet with these designs
In some central areas, asking prices rose as much as 15% last year
Houseplants can easily go from lush to mush over winter but a few wise moves will keep your home verdant
A book by Christopher Woods selects 50 modern gardens from around the world that are worth pondering, appreciating and visiting
A round-up of world property news
The city is wooing expats with its reputation for safety and mixture of bustle and quiet
Jonathan Foyle uncovers a remarkable story in establishing the provenance of a 400-year-old tapestry
The onset of winter provides an opportunity to examine the architecture and glory of leafless trees
Wakehurst’s new Winter Garden recreates a tundra with a hint of both the Himalayas and the Highlands
My heart sinks when anyone proffers anything that should not be seen until after the spring equinox
Five of the best homes for Valentine’s Day, from a castle in England to a beach cabin in the Hamptons
Despite a slump in transactions, new money favours the elegant south London neighbourhood
The festivities attract out of town buyers — but short-let regulations slow French Quarter condo market
The US’s first female secretary of state on entertaining foreign leaders in her Washington home
The architect on cutting-edge public monuments — and how to persuade him to design your house
The luxury residences’ English garden square style is sympathetic to the local area
The city’s expats are the world’s best paid, with no shortage of school and food options
Works depicting the endangered animal go on sale to raise money for conservation
Our pick of the homes you can buy in each of the nations participating in the tournament
Trained by Bauhaus masters and the creative and entrepreneurial force behind Knoll Associates, the modernist designer remembered
With some pruning even small gardens can accommodate trees
What do you do with thousands of old tomes?
Millennials are doing it — why don’t we all join them?
