By Charlotte Kristensen For You Magazine Published: 12:01 GMT, 9 December 2023 | Updated: 12:01 GMT, 9 December 2023 Time to uncork the classics, and so to some of my seasonal favourites, including three to go with courses from our fabulous Christmas menu: a crowd-pleasing Provence rosé, a robust Bordeaux to warm the soul and … Read more
Cambrian Way in Carmarthen, West Wales, was only built 30 years ago By Matt Strudwick Updated: 14:34 GMT, 13 December 2023 An entire shopping centre has been sold for just £300,000 – less than the average price of a British house. The once-prosperous Cambrian Way in the centre of Carmarthen, West Wales, was built just … Read more
The number of new homes put on the market on Boxing Day has nearly tripled since before the pandemic – and this year’s festive period is expected to see the trend continue. Boxing Day is a popular day for listing properties, as home sellers look to make the most of the high number of house … Read more
What are your plans for Boxing Day? If you have a house for sale it could be a good idea to forgo scoffing the last of the mince pies and draining the sherry and turn your attention instead to your advertisement on the property portals. Rightmove alone expects 51 million visits between Boxing Day and … Read more
UK expert CIAR BYRNE picks out her top page-turners for gardeners, including Monty Don’s The Gardening Book and Alan Titchmarsh’s Chatsworth: The Gardens And The People Who Made Them.
The red-hot rental market is set to cool next year as rents have simply risen too fast in some areas, experts predict. In its latest rental report, Zoopla claimed tenants face no longer being able to afford the high rents in some areas, something that has already led to growth for new lets dropping to … Read more
By Charlotte Kristensen For You Magazine Published: 12:01 GMT, 2 December 2023 | Updated: 12:01 GMT, 2 December 2023 ’Tis the season to sparkle, darlings! For me, nothing ignites the festive feelings like a bottle of bubbles paired with cheery chums and Michael Bublé’s Christmas album. Stash a couple of bottles in the fridge for … Read more
Christmas garden gift ideas Under The Canopy Gardening Gloves made for the National Trust by Burgon & Ball The one gift I need every year is a new pair of gardening gloves and I love these stylish women’s gloves with cushioned palms and gathered wrists to prevent debris getting in. For men, choose the classic … Read more
I live on a farm near Bristol, in the middle of the countryside and miles from any neighbours. I’ve been using one of our fields for dog walking, just to earn a little extra income. People drop off their dogs at various times of the day and I walk them around the field. The council … Read more
By Angela Epstein Updated: 12:06 GMT, 20 November 2023 Good transport links may well be a key factor when buying a property. And with the scaling back of HS2 and the advance of ultra-low emission zones, opting for a home on a bus route could be a canny move. ‘With the rail industry also facing … Read more
By Jessica Carroll For You Magazine Published: 13:47 GMT, 28 October 2023 | Updated: 13:47 GMT, 28 October 2023 WHAT’S THE STORY? Fast-fashion label Pretty Little Thing’s latest celebrity collaboration is with Naomi Campbell. The 82-piece collection has attracted controversy, with many asking why the supermodel would align herself with a brand known for poor-quality, … Read more
By Joanne Hegarty For You Magazine Published: 06:01 GMT, 29 October 2023 | Updated: 17:44 GMT, 29 October 2023 One of the reasons I love to go shopping is to clear my head. I’m talking about actual physical shopping – as in wandering around stores looking at things, touching them and trying them on. I … Read more
What’s happening? Executive director James Bailey is doing a bit of reorganising. Can you tell him not to move the celeriac remoulade again? I’ve had terrible trouble finding it these past few weeks. He’s thinking just a little bit bigger than that. Tell him I found myself forced to resort to the hard stuff. To … Read more