Charlotte Perriand: the design visionary who survived Le Corbusier's putdowns

From saw-toothed ski resorts to radical recliners, her bold creations caused a sensation. But Le Corbusier took the credit for some of her finest work. Now Charlotte Perriand is finally getting her due

In 1927, a young Parisian designer named Charlotte Perriand applied to work in the hallowed studio of the great architect Le Corbusier. The response she received was curt. “We don’t embroider cushions here,” Perriand was told. What part, after all, could this 24-year-old female furniture designer possibly play in Le Corbusier’s high-minded plan to revolutionise the modern world?

Yet one month later, at the annual Salon d’Automne, the grandmaster found himself at Perriand’s Bar Sous le Toit, or Bar Under the Roof, which re-created a section of her own apartment. Le Corbusier was spellbound; this was the intoxicating hymn to the machine age he had been dreaming of. Nickel-plated copper stools were clustered around an anodised aluminium cocktail bar, while a chrome-plated table nestled beside a leather banquette and a built-in gramophone cabinet.

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Super-rich renting London homes for £5,000-plus a week amid Brexit worries

Weak pound means overseas tenants able to increase budgets, says Knight Frank

Mounting uncertainty around Brexit and the global economy has prompted growing numbers of super-rich people to rent rather than buy in London, with demand for lettings at £5,000-plus a week hitting a seven-year high.

Knight Frank, the upmarket estate agent, recorded 40 lettings for super-prime properties between April and June, up from 33 a year earlier and the highest second-quarter figure for more than seven years. There were 153 super-prime tenancies agreed in the year to June, up from 130 and the highest annual total. Super-prime tenancies are defined as those at £5,000 or more a week.

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Why should I commute to work and move out of London?

We'll talk you through some of the benefits.

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Explore the mansion Justin Bieber stayed at when touring the UK

You'll be Sorry if you don't take a look.

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UK house price growth at slowest rate in six years, says Halifax

Lender expects housebuying and price growth to remain subdued amid Brexit uncertainty

Annual house price growth in the UK has slowed to the lowest pace in six years, according to Halifax, one of the country’s biggest mortgage lenders.

The average price of a house was £232,574 in September, down 0.4% from in August – the first monthly fall since May, Halifax said. Prices rose 1.1% year on year, marking the smallest annual gain since April 2013.

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Is now a good time to re-mortgage your home?

Find out if it's the right move for you.

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I'm thinking about getting married – will I get hit with more tax?

I was told if I sell my property I might be liable for stamp duty and capital gains tax

Q My long-term partner and I are thinking about getting married, mainly as we are worried that if one of us dies suddenly, the other will face an inheritance tax bill as what we would leave to the other would exceed the inheritance tax threshold of £325,000. This seems a no-brainer as I own a property worth £400,000 with no mortgage as does my partner. We live separately and each property is in our own name. She stays at my property in Glasgow at weekends only, and lives and works in London during the week. She is a higher-rate tax payer and I am self-employed and earn about £12,000 a year.

However, a friend mentioned that we will have two issues if we get married: stamp duty land tax (SDLT) and capital gains tax (CGT). So if I were to sell my property once married and buy a new main residence, would I have to pay the extra 3% land tax even if we are still living separately?

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