Natalie Wain
Latest articles by Natalie Wain
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Trailer happiness: flat-pack shepherd huts offer a cheaper - and surprisingly stylish - alternative to country living
If you've never considered living in a shepherd hut then it may be time to follow the flock as one Somerset company has seen a 200% surge in orders for its self-build towable homes
By Natalie Wain
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Former Bond girl Fiona Fullerton may have bowed out of Strictly but she's set to clean up with the sale of her Cotswolds mansion
She may be hanging up her dancing shoes following her elimination from Strictly Come Dancing, but actress Fiona Fullerton looks set to make a tidy profit on her Cotswolds mansion, which is on the market for £2.5 million
By Natalie Wain
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Bonza! Thor star Chris Hemsworth buys sea-view Malibu home from fellow Aussie actor Paul 'Crocodile Dundee' Hogan
They've both portrayed heroes in their respective film careers and now Chris Hemsworth and Paul Hogan have a rather lovely Malibu home in common as well...
By Natalie Wain
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He was immortalised as a Bond villain by Ian Fleming, but now architect Erno Goldfinger's most revered London tower block has been given listed building status
Metro Central Heights in Elephant and Castle is thought to be the finest example of architect Erno Goldfinger's brutalist buildings - but do we really want to preserve it... forever?
By Natalie Wain
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Well they do say and Englishman’s home is his castle: historic Anglo Saxon manor in Staffordshire is on the market for £3 million (now where did I put that wimple!)
Dating from the 13th century, Caverswall Castle was rebuilt in the 1600s as a Jacobean mansion with 18 bedrooms and was once the home of the Wedgwood family
By Natalie Wain
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Who'd live in a garage like this? Plan to turn disused lock-ups into £11-a-week pop up homes
An enterprising architect firm has proposed turning disused garages on countil estates into 'bijou' homes in a bid to solve the UK's chronic housing shortage
By Natalie Wain
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Britain's most expensive home goes on sale for £250m with stunning views of St James's Park (oh, and the Queen will be your neighbour)
If it sells, the Grade I listed Regency home on Carlton House Terrace in London will smash the record for the UK's most expensive private property
By Natalie Wain
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Your chance to own a piece of BBC radio history as the pub that inspired The Archers goes on sale for £90,000
It's the pub behind the dum di dums and the inspiration for The Archers' fictional village of Ambridge, but now the landlords at The Old Bull in Inkberrow, Worcestershire, have decided to call time
By Natalie Wain
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Property mogul to create London’s most extravagant home by converting seven Grade I-listed Regency houses into luxury ‘mega mansion’
Marcus Cooper has been granted planning permission to turn the properties overlooking Regent's Park into one private home that will rival Buckingham Palace
By Natalie Wain
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Had any work done? Nip-tucking home trend continues to thrive despite economic gloom
Finances may be tighter than ever but 79% of house proud Brits are still willing to spend as much money as they can on cosmetic 'house lifts' in an attempt to add value to their homes
By Natalie Wain