The former Treasury minister who used her Parliamentary allowances to replace the “bad taste” Artex ceilings in her second home also claimed more than £16,000 for a new kitchen. By Martin Beckford and ...

The infamous avocado-coloured bathroom suite has been voted the household feature most likely to put us off buying a home. Nearly two-thirds of us cannot stand the lurid green baths and washbasins ...

Investing in homes with outdated decor like avocado bathrooms and Artex ceilings is the best way to quadruple your money, according to a leading property developer. The amount spent refurbishing ...