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Stealth wealth: Stephanie Sofokleous reveals the brands worn by the one per cent and how the rest of us can nail the pared-back look for less

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Celine  The less-is-more approach was stamped on the fashion map by creative director Phoebe Philo during her decade at this French brand. Collections are cool and minimal with bohemian touches. Collections are cool and minimal with bohemian touches Dress, £25, George, asda.com Sunglasses, £60, lespecs.com Bag, £29.99, reserved.com Shirt, £91, everlane.com Waistcoat, £150, cos.com Top, … Read more

Period homeowners can expect to pay 168% more for their home insurance

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Homeowners living in a period property can expect to pay 168 per cent more for their home insurance, new figures reveal. The so-called ‘heritage premium’ for home insurance affects those living in homes built between 1485 and 2000, the exclusive data from Compare the Market shows.  On average, the home insurance premium for a period … Read more

Ten times more tenants are registering with agents than homes to rent

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More than 100 tenants a month are registering at every lettings agency branch – ten times the number of homes available to rent There were 106 prospective tenants registering at each agency branch in March  An average of 10 tenants registered for every available rental property  A total of 58% of lettings agents reported rents … Read more

Former railway worker builds train station in garden to go alongside full-size Pullman carriage

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All aboard! Ex-railway worker builds a train station in his garden to go alongside a full-size Pullman carriage and locomotive… and even adds level crossing gates to the entrance of his home Paul Chant runs Piltown Farm, near Glastonbury, and bought old locomative He decided to lay tracks and add platform and station building to … Read more

WHAT BOOK would entertainment publicist and author Nick Pourgourides take to a desert island?

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WHAT BOOK would entertainment publicist and author Nick Pourgourides take to a desert island? By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:04 BST, 13 April 2023 | Updated: 22:10 BST, 13 April 2023 . . . are you reading now? I Need Another Take, Darling, by Alvin Rakoff, the twice Emmy award-winning director who has worked with … Read more

Can my grandson get a mortgage to buy a property in England after three years in Ireland? 

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My 25-year-old grandson is returning to England to buy a property after three years in Ireland, can he get a mortgage if we help with a deposit? Rules on applicants and their residency status vary from lender to lender Some lenders require applicants to have been resident in the UK for three years  Some lenders … Read more

Prickly question of how to save our hedgehogs

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WILDLIFE GHOSTS IN THE HEDGEROW  by Tom Moorhouse (Doubleday £16.99, 263pp) When did you last see a hedgehog? Unless you’re very lucky, you probably haven’t set eyes on one for years, possibly decades. Once a familiar sight meandering down country lanes at dusk, or snuffling through gardens in search of food, hedgehogs are now classed … Read more

Paul Richardson explains how he fell in love with the rural land of a tranquil island

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MEMOIR  Hidden Valley  by Paul Richardson (Abacus Books £20, 288pp)  Thirty years ago, journalist Paul ­Richardson left London to make his home on the island of Ibiza, where rents were cheap and life was idyllic.  Within a few years, though, Ibiza had begun to change, becoming ‘a fiefdom of the super-rich’ and a raucous party destination.  … Read more