Big, bold and eccentric, murals immediately command a buyer s attention. One homeowner tells us how uncovering an old mural clinched his house purchase.
Inflation has finally dipped a little but is still riding high, and mortgage rates may still rise further: Britain’s households are suffering a pay squeeze. But what are home-owners still spending their money on – and what has fallen out of favour? Here is Spectator Life‘s guide to the winners and losers in the property
After decades of decline when foreign holidays all but destroyed their tourist industry, towns like Worthing, Scarborough and Clevedon are finding their feet again.