When selling your home, it’s crucial to get as much as you can for it. As an award-winning home stager, I’ve seen firsthand how strategic staging can dramatically impact a home’s appeal and sale price. And this doesn’t necessarily mean spending thousands or even hundreds of pounds decorating and renovating. It can be achieved with
A Melbourne couple’s ambitious renovation has added a whopping $5.1million in value to their home, transforming it from a humble bushland retreat to a jaw-dropping modern masterpiece. Jasmine Saba and her partner Michael stumbled upon a sprawling 1980s compound near Torquay, Victoria in a ‘strike of luck’ in 2016 – and they could instantly see
This is the stranger than fiction true story behind Netflix‘s latest docuseries Gold & Greed: The Hunt for Fenn’s Treasure, which explores the deadly ten-year quest for a real life loot filled to the brim with ‘$1million worth of riches’. Eighty-year-old art dealer Forrest Fenn created chaos back in 2010 when he buried his fortune in
There was a passage in Cherie Blair’s memoir, published some 17 years ago, which I find particularly difficult to forget. No, I’m not talking about her gruesome oversharing of the details of Leo’s conception at Balmoral (my apologies… I’m sure there’s a helpline number for anyone still shuddering over that one), but of another particularly
The presenter of Grand Designs has revealed the show’s ‘most heartbreaking’ house has now been completed several years after building began. In a new episode of the Channel 4 series, which airs tonight at 9pm, presenter Kevin McCloud reunited with Graeme and Melanie, who appeared in the 2023 season with the hopes of turning their garage plot
A bewildered woman was left without access to her own money and had her passport cancelled after her bank mistakenly registered her as dead. Masithokoze Moyo, 45, of Kidderminster, Worcs, was shocked to learn Co-operative Bank had marked her as deceased after she attempted to close her account. Her nightmare ordeal began when she phoned
Much to the delight of sweet-toothed Aussies, Lindt has announced a new flavour of its iconic gold bunny ahead of Easter – and it’s the first time in a decade. The new $10 salted caramel bunny blends Lindt’s signature milk chocolate with rich, buttery caramel pieces and a delicate touch of sea salt. It’s the
KFC Australia customers are going wild after spotting a new ‘secret’ menu item – but there’s just one major catch. The fast food giant has launched its own version of Bánh Mì, a classic Vietnamese baguette typically filled with pâté, mayo, thinly sliced pork cold cuts, pickled carrots and radish, cucumber, green onion, coriander, fresh chillies
Property guru Kirstie Allsopp has issued an urgent warning about a little-known feature that could render your home unsellable. On last night’s episode of Love It Or List It on Channel 4, Anne-Marie and Paul were deciding whether to keep or sell their 1920s three-bedroom home in Milton Keynes. They embarked on an ambitious set of renovations
As I uttered the words ‘I do’ in front of 300 guests at our lavish country wedding, I felt a jolt of excitement. Less on account of marrying my partner Hugh, and more because I was about to be shackled to his untold wealth. Call me a gold-digger, but I’m not ashamed to admit that