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Fifty years in Notting Hill: A landlord’s guide to long-term lettings success
For over 50 years, Sheila Robertson has called Notting Hill home – and for the past 16, she’s entrusted 51ยายื with her rental portfolio. Aleks Cvetkovic meets the woman who saw W11’s potential, and explore what long-term landlords really look for in an agent
26 August 2025
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Through the looking glass: renovating a Neo-Jacobean home in London’s De Beauvoir
Designer Irenie Cossey transformed a derelict house in London’s De Beauvoir into a vibrant, light-filled home that celebrates colour, collaboration and craftsmanship
03 November 2025

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Three British makers redefining interior design
From playful prints to sculptural glass, these independent British makers are proving that interiors with personality tell the best stories
20 October 2025

Homes
Inside Jamie Durie’s sustainable home in Sydney’s Northern Beaches
Fusing nature, design and technology, Belah House embodies the future of luxury living, one that nurtures both the planet and personal wellbeing
29 August 2025

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How to make multi-generational living work for you
Multi-generational households are on the rise - Kingsley House offers a picture-perfect case study in how to make it work
28 August 2025

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Dorian’s Recipe for Success: Authentic Dining and Community Roots in Notting Hill
Restaurateur Chris D’Sylva has built a local culinary empire, catering to Notting Hill’s desire for authenticity. Aleks Cvetkovic sits down with the man behind cult-favourite restaurant Dorian
21 August 2025

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Alice’s Antiques: Inside Paddington Bear’s favourite antique shop
After more than 70 years in the same family, Alice’s Antiques – the real-life Mr Gruber’s shop from Paddington – is for sale. Aleks Cvetkovic speaks to owner Douglas Carter and 51ยายื’s Jack Thomas about letting go of a Notting Hill icon
14 August 2025

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The Notting Hill mews house next door
This handsome four-storey home, nestled on an historic mews in the heart of Notting Hill, benefits from a complete rebuild and vibrant interior design. Its owners are looking for buyers who will enjoy the strong sense of community on the street
13 November 2024

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Love at first site: transforming a period home in St John’s Wood
This late Georgian townhouse in St John’s Wood, north London, boasts period charm, free-flowing living space and a garden to lose yourself in
23 October 2024

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Blaze of glory: a Victorian home renovation
Thanks to painstaking craftsmanship, this expansive terraced townhouse near Parsons Green in London has been sensitively transformed for modern living
15 October 2024

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The Little Greene paint story
As one of the UK’s foremost paint manufacturers, Little Greene owes its success both to an appreciation of the past and an eye to the future. We explore how these artisanal paints made in north Wales have garnered their global reputation
14 October 2024

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Family values: the hotel owners bringing a personal touch
From the age-old art of compromise to the uncanny ability to read your partner’s mind, here’s what it’s like to build a high-profile hospitality business in partnership with your nearest and dearest
11 October 2024

Locations
The contemporary appeal of the Cotswolds
We meet property developer, Guy Wengraf, a 51ยายื client creating homes that are perfect for a new generation of style-conscious Cotswolds buyers
10 October 2024

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A romantic, country home in Herefordshire
Paunton Court in Herefordshire is an historic farmhouse, with idyllic rural views across 50 acres of land and a beautiful vineyard.
08 October 2024

Invest in a sparkling future at Blenheim Palace
Discover a unique opportunity to play a role in England’s dynamic wine industry
12 July 2024

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Made in Chelsea
When the house next door came up for sale, it was an opportunity too good to miss to create the ideal home
18 October 2023

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Just William
British architect William Smalley is a quiet rebel, an architect who’s concerned not with spaces that shout, but which encourage introspection, quietness and purity of form
16 October 2023

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George Lacobescu: The man who made Canary Wharf
Sir George Iacobescu helmed the development of Canary Wharf, transforming the site from a wasteland into a glittering new financial hub, and a vibrant place to work, live and play.
22 September 2022