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Ruth Bloomfield

Ruth Bloomfield

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Would you pay £24,000 for a fridge?

At the start of this month, the modish kitchen appliance brand Sub-Zero & Wolf proudly announced the launch of its Classic French Door...

21.03.2023 20

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How ‘DFLs’ saved St Leonards

Almost 30 years ago, my journalistic career began in the faded seaside town of St Leonards-on-Sea, where I spent six months undertaking a crash...

14.03.2023 10

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Gorgeous Georgians: the timeless appeal of Regency properties

In the early years of the 17th century, the extravagant, spoiled and hard-partying Prince Regent had a surprisingly good idea. Encouraged by pals...

07.03.2023 10

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Property / The death of the landlord

Spring is property auction season, when a motley collection of semi-derelict houses, flats with leases in the single figures and the homes of mortgage...

22.02.2023 10

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Property / How the bottom fell out of the prime country market (again)

As trophy homes go, the Grade II*-listed Glen Usk is hard to top. Set on the west bank of the River Usk in Wales, it is a white rendered neoclassical...

07.02.2023 10

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A house-hunter’s guide to haggling

Not so long ago buyers were treating house-hunting as a blood sport – price ceiling-shattering bids and gazumping were commonplace everywhere from...

13.12.2022 20

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Property / The truth about why we hate estate agents

Once again estate agents have been named among the least-trustworthy people in Britain, rated in the public consciousness somewhere between...

07.12.2022 10

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Is North London’s housing market recession-proof?

Of all the suburbs in Britain none has become quite so politicised as North London. This slightly leafy (and lefty) swathe in and around Islington –...

28.11.2022 10

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Why are so many property sales collapsing?

Moving house is said to be one of the most stressful life experiences, right up there with bereavement and divorce. But what about the stress of not...

14.11.2022 20

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