Ruth Bloomfield

2 weeks ago | standard.co.uk | Ruth Bloomfield

Homes & Property | Property NewsAs London marks the eighth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, thousands of leaseholders remain stuck in unsellable and potentially dangerous flatsJan and Edward in Brockwell Park in LambethSuppliedRuth Bloomfield1 minute ago COMMENTSSign up for your inside guide to buying, renting and decorating in London from our award-winning expertsI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Ruth Bloomfield

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3 weeks ago | standard.co.uk | Ruth Bloomfield

Homes & Property | Where to liveWith commuting costs of almost £1,000, a move to the country prompted Alex Austin to start his own businessRuth Bloomfield2 minutes agoSign up for your inside guide to buying, renting and decorating in London from our award-winning expertsI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Alex Austin had long planned on moving to the country to raise a family in a beautiful old house surrounded by nature.

3 weeks ago | aol.co.uk | Ruth Bloomfield

When you have lived in a house for a few years clutter has a way of accumulating. After 700 years and 28 generations in the same family Powderham Castle in Devon, is filled to the rafters. To clear some space – and raise funds for restoration of parts of the house damaged by water from a leaking roof — the castle’s current incumbent, Charlie Courtenay, the 19th Earl of Devon, is having a clear out. Hanker after a rug made from the pelt of a polar bear? Some fine French porcelain?

3 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Ruth Bloomfield

When I told the kids we were moving to Suffolk they hated the idea, and they hated me too [says Louise Connolly, 51]. They were saying things like, “Why are you doing this to us?”, “We are happy where we are”. It went down like a lead balloon. We had been living in Markyate, Hertfordshire, for 10 or 11 years, and so it was all they’d ever known. I was extremely happy there too.