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Notes on finding your place

4 articles on neighbourhoods, materials and better viewings. Original demonstration copy, with no invented citations or statistics.
Quiet residential lane with a timber house and trees in morning mist, illustrative photograph
Neighbourhoods · 4 min read
A neighbourhood is more than an address
A practical way to evaluate the everyday rhythm of a place before you commit to it.
Corner of a building clad in dark stone and grey panels against a deep blue sky, illustrative photograph
Architecture · 5 min read
Reading a home through its materials
Stone, timber, lime and light: the things that age well, and the questions to ask about them.
Grey shingled house with a wide porch on a lawn, illustrative photograph
A better search · 4 min read
The questions to ask before a viewing
A short checklist that makes every visit more useful and every decision less rushed.
White bedroom with a padded headboard and a sunlit window, illustrative photograph
Renting · 3 min read
How to think about a long-stay rental
Six months or more in a furnished home is a different proposition from a holiday let. Here is what changes.
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