Ruth Bloomfield

Where to live

London leaver: 'I didn’t want my girls growing up feeling scared'

A brush with an armed gang while pregnant prompted this family’s move to Surrey

15 Apr 2025
Interiors

Earl to host 'ultimate attic sale' at Holkham Hall today

Some of the pieces haven’t seen the light of day for a hundred years

11 Feb 2025
Where to live

'We'd never heard of St Neots but jumped straight in to buy there'

Without the budget to buy near their Zone 3 home Zoshia and Will took the plunge to move 60 miles out of the capital

3 Feb 2025
Property News

Crackdown on 'supersize' London flats as councils impose tougher rules

Merging homes, and so creating ‘supersized’ properties, could soon be a thing of the past for London’s mega rich

28 Jan 2025
Where to live

'Our friends in Devon are like family and they all live close by'

Rosie Davies-Smith and her husband had always wanted to live by the sea but didn’t expect it to happen so soon

26 Jan 2025
Where to live

'I moved 22 times in London, it's calming mooring my boat in Ware'

Gingerbread baker Emily Garland was sick of moving from rental to rental so bought a houseboat

25 Jan 2025
Where to live

'I would never have written a book if I'd stayed in London'

Moving from a one-bedroom flat in Wimbledon to a three-bedroom Georgian conversion in Bath was a no-brainer

19 Jan 2025
Interiors

Skinny 'tardis' house in Forest Hill for sale for £850k

Julia Jude had no idea what to do with her overgrown back garden - until she decided to build a house on it

18 Jan 2025
Where to live

'I was worried about leaving London but love Tunbridge Wells'

Sean Turner loved working in theatre in London but has found Tunbridge Wells to be a similarly thriving creative hub

13 Jan 2025
Where to live

London Leaver: 'I feel much safer in Egypt than I do in London'

Nicola Osmond-Evans and her partner left the capital to travel around the world and have never looked back

6 Jan 2025
Interiors

Winterproofing: interiors hacks to cut energy bills and keep you cosy

How to upgrade your home to prevent you having to choose from being chilly or broke

3 Jan 2025
Where to live

'Leaving London for Brighton has been good for my mental health'

House of the Dragon actor Sam Wilson found his life and career began to flourish when he left the capital

30 Dec 2024
Property News

Just like us? All the A-list property feuds to make headlines in 2024

Robbie Williams isn’t the only celebrity to find themselves in spats with neighbours. Here’s our pick of the star wars that made headlines in 2024

24 Dec 2024
Where to live

London Leaver: "I thought I would die in London but I'm happy now"

Emma McCaffrey has found a completely new way of life outside the capital

21 Dec 2024
Where to live

London Leaver: 'The fresh air in Chester has really improved my life'

Rachael Kinsella left their maisonette in Teddington for a new life in the North

16 Dec 2024
Where to live

Why this costume designer swapped Bloomsbury for the Kent coast

Thomas Von Nordheim left London for Kent and has found thriving arts and foodie scenes

9 Dec 2024
Where to live

Where to buy in London: the hottest regeneration zones on the up

These unfashionable areas are going to be transformed in the next 15 years

4 Dec 2024
Where to live

London leaver: 'Honestly, life is just better in Madrid'

Michael Pope says he’s never looked back after ditching his successful but unexciting life in London

3 Dec 2024
Celebrity homes

Ed Sheeran adds Soho office block to glittering property portfolio

With nearly 30 homes in London alone, here are the prime neighbourhoods where Ed Sheeran has snapped up property

3 Dec 2024
Where to live

London Leaver: 'Kent is so nice, there was too much crime in Croydon'

When Soniya and Olabasi became parents, they decided they wanted to head somewhere a little bit safer

24 Nov 2024
Celebrity homes

Inside a former Pet Shop Boys studio now for sale as £6m 'hidden home'

This secret warehouse conversion in the City has an illustrious past, featuring film-makers and the Pet Shop Boys

19 Nov 2024