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The Shard: Through the glass ceiling

The Shard: Through the glass ceiling

LIKE it or not, London's latest landmark the Shard can't be ignored, probably not even from space. Piercing the sky above the big loop of the Thames at London Bridge, this monument to late...
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French ski resorts: A cool new place to buy

French ski resorts: A cool new place to buy

SKI resorts mostly go for the traditional look but a new apartment development in UNESCO-listed modernist Flaine is turning to the past to create a resort for the future, says DEBORAH STONE...
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A spellbinding witches' haunt in East Anglia

A spellbinding witches' haunt in East Anglia

JANE SLADE discovers the perfect Hallowe'en home - a medieval hall used for a 16th-century witchcraft hearing which sparked the infamous witch trials in East Anglia that saw two women hange...
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Solving the housing crisis

Solving the housing crisis

IN THE UK Building retirement properties that older people actually want to live in is the best way to free up their family homes, says JANE SLADE ...
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Enjoy Soma all year round

Enjoy Soma all year round

LOUISE MIDGLEY leaves Egypt's ancient pyramids, mummies and tombs far behind to visit properties fit for modern pharaohs ...
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Look out for how to beat the big freeze

Look out for how to beat the big freeze

JACK Frost will soon be back with a vengeance but there's plenty you can do to keep the cold in your home at bay without spending a fortune....
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Invest in a Pod complex

Invest in a Pod complex

LIZ ROWLINSON learns about a boom in new-style university accommodation that is earning those in the know high returns...
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Is your home a TV star?

Is your home a TV star?

TRYING to sell? You attract more buyers if your property has been in a TV series such as Downton Abbey, says SUE CORBETT...
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Cape Verde: Home of the brave

Cape Verde: Home of the brave

CHERYL MARKOSKY goes in search of the next property hot spots and seeks advice from pioneers who have already made a killing....
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