Tat London

Gone are the days when you could simply pour some hot scented wax into a tumbler. The scented candle market is now full of voluptuous belters, offering the delights of sweet bucolic meadows or the spices of far-flung markets to your nose, all housed in beautiful vessels worthy of display.

Well, we’ve got ourselves into a bit of a muddle. I’ll put my hands up — this was bound to happen eventually. We’re stuck between a rock (homes with potential) and a hard place (the budget).

I am rather proud of this selection. I can tell you, it takes some time to find such a curation of houses that mix beauty with a touch of degradation. That being said, around ten percent are really in quite good nick and would only need a thin lick of paint to be back in sturdy shape.