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Renovation & Cost Editor

Priya Anand

RIBA Part 3 architect · certified passive-house consultant

Priya has delivered kitchen and bathroom renovations from £40k refreshes to seven-figure gut jobs. She writes the cost guides and pressure-tests every quote we publish.

  • Kitchen and bathroom renovation
  • Construction cost planning
  • Stone and joinery specification
  • Passive-house building
2 articles · most recently August 6, 2026

By Priya

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Luxury Living·Seasonal Living

The Luxury Home Fall Maintenance Edit: Improvements That Protect Beauty and Value

A well-maintained estate appears effortless because its most important systems are inspected before they become visible problems. An elevated fall checklist for protecting architecture, collections, comfort and value before winter arrives.

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Kitchen & Bath·Cost Guides

Marble Kitchen Countertop Cost in 2026: A Realistic Budget

What Calacatta, Carrara and Statuario actually cost installed — and where the money really goes on a luxury kitchen renovation.

Priya reports under our editorial standards: sourced figures, named credits and published corrections. Meet the rest of the desk on the masthead.