... from a five-year study into the way we live by the RICS. Rooms are getting smaller. And that's primarily because we want more of them... ensuites, media rooms, utility rooms. You see, we talk talk about knocking through, but we live in dolls' houses. We like loft conversions. And if you live in London you know that already. We should, however, be careful about who we use to facilitate the conversions. (I happen to know of one "leading London loft converter" who specialises in taking colossal deposits and then failing to make a reappearance.) Email me if you're about to sign on the dotted line and feel nervous. We aspire to a four-bedroom detached home with a garage. But we're unlikely to live in one. More, here