Ruth Bloomfield

After her teenager’s mental health crisis left him unable to attend school, Sonoko Obuchi decided to move her family from London to rural Derbyshire

Jacqui Bickles-Smith and her husband Trevor Bickles loved living in Muswell Hill, a leafy neighbourhood with panoramic views across north London.

The dispute over the festival is the latest in the ongoing battle over London’s summer music events

House prices in London are not rising in the way they once did. So where should savvy buyers look for what they hope will turn out to be a “good buy”?

Which zone, what postcode? Here are the spots most likely to rise in price, by Ruth Bloomfield

On March 30 2021, a letter dropped through Gill Scott's door, informing her that the house she had lived in since 2000 was in the way of a linking Oxford and Cambridge.

On March 30 2021, a letter dropped through Gill Scott’s door, informing her that the house she had lived in since 2000 was in the way of a planned new railway line linking Oxford and Cambridge.

Laura Schofield, whose husband is Cornish, had no interest in a move from London to the West Country, but she has fully embraced sea swims and beach barbecues

In her early twenties Rachel Bagenal was doing what most young Londoners do — renting in shared houses, building her career and hanging out with

How four friends came up with the idea that unfinished — but liveable — homes can cut asking prices by a fifth. By Ruth Bloomfield