True colours in Lake Como

Vibrant hues bring a former silk factory back to life

It is a rare feat to feel genuinely welcomed into someone’s home over the phone, let alone by two people you’ve never met. Yet the Covid-19 lockdown made a planned trip to the home of Italian furniture designer Dalila Formentini and her Irish artist husband Sean Shanahan in Lecco, near Lake Como in northern Italy, an illegal passage.

So instead, we found ourselves on a WhatsApp call earlier this summer. Fortunately their conversation is as vibrant as the colour palette that defines the former silk factory they call home. “We started it and just did it – there has never been a second of doubt,” says Sean. From the pop-pink floors and wallpaper he handpainted in the hall to the jungle-green chimney breast and the unapologetically all-white summer dining room, their home evokes a sense of joy.

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Inside the West Midlands mansion with an underground arcade

It's like a mini Vegas casino!

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How to make your home burglar-proof on a budget Nottingham Estate Agents

It’s everyone’s worst nightmare – you enter your home to discover someone has broken in and stolen your most treasured possessions. It’s a horrible feeling that no one should have to go through. It is also important to remember that there is no guarantee in stopping a burglar and therefore having insurance is critical. Burglars […]

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Leaseholders billed up to £115,000 each to remove Grenfell-style cladding

Flat owners in Manchester block say they face bankruptcy unless government steps in

Leaseholders in a “tinderbox” apartment block in Manchester have been billed up to £115,000 each to remove unsafe cladding in what is believed to be the biggest charge facing residents since the Grenfell disaster.

Owners of flats in Connect House, in the city’s trendy Ancoats district, said they face financial ruin over the £5.2m cost to make the property safe and have called on the government to intervene.

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Favourite fixer upper Nottingham Estate Agents

The pretty red doors of this cottage jump out at you in its forest setting and the property’s potential is equally eye-catching. Old Faskally Cottage is a two-bedroom C-Listed property in an enviable rural position in the village of Killiecrankie near the town of Pitlochry in Perthshire. The property is for sale with a guide […]

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Star property over £500,000 Nottingham Estate Agents

The façade of this Edwardian home is stunning but the modernist extension to the rear makes the property unforgettable. Westwood dates from 1906 and is typical of the period, with its well-proportioned rooms and high ceilings throughout. It is situated in a highly sought-after private road on the outskirts of Cambridge, with beautifully refurbished and […]

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Star property under £250,000 Nottingham Estate Agents

There can’t be many three-bedroom Grade II-listed townhouses which give you this much change from £250,000. The red brick property is located close to the centre of Scarborough in North Yorkshire and is described by the agent as ‘one of the finest homes we have brought to the market in this location’. The property is […]

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