Buyers in the capital would rather pay 63 per cent more, the equivalent of almost £200,000 in real terms, to live in an Edwardian house than settle for something built between the wars.

But that's not because of the build-era, that's because 1930s homes tend to be found further out of the city, in the suburbs. Susan Emmett is spot-on, though, to point out the advantages of a typical 1930s semi... space, a functional layout, a good build quality. Read it here.

[image of 1930s semis in Friary Road, Acton, by David Hawgood, here]

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