Now here’s an interesting little place – a 693 square feet one-bed house in the very heart of Mayfair.

It is, the agent believes, the smallest house in Mayfair, but who needs space when you have Savills Row round the corner and all that Mayfair has to offer within walking distance?

What’s it like? Well Adam Edwards in today’s Telegraph reckons it’s the perfect central London bachelor pad:

Inside is a gentleman’s chambers; it has a decent kitchenette, a double bedroom housing a “bachelor’s occasional” bed and a proper bathroom. The drawing room contains a couple of sofas, an eclectic collection of paintings, a large bookcase, occasional table and a corner in which to chuck a cashmere overcoat.

Raffish men about town will find Wetherell’s (Tel: 0843 363 3093) happy to relieve them of  £750,000.

Feast your eyes on these properties hand-picked for your viewing pleasure, including William Willet’s Edwardian family home and a gothic property that will come alive at Halloween.

1. Designed by Foster and Partners

2. Gothic

3. Mews

4. Oast

5. Paul Archer, RIBA

6. Shoreditch original

7. Townhouse

8. William Willett

9. Amin Taha Architects

10. Flat in former hospital

Nicky Haslam might not be a name you’re familiar with – well, not unless you’re a rock star, a royal, an A-list celebrity or a very well connected socialite.

But when the likes of Rod Stewart, Brian Ferry, Paris Hilton or the Windsors need the services of an interior designer, Haslam is often at the top of their wish list.

His work regularly appears in glossy design magazines and his style is probably best summed up by the title of his book: Sheer Opulence: Modern Glamour for Today’s Interiors.

Here’s a flat designed by Haslam in celeb haunted Primrose Hill. It’s on the market with Goldschmidt & Howland for £695,000 (Tel: 020 7289 6666).

A rock band living in an eco home, did I hear that right? Yes you did and the band in question are the multi award-winning Muse.

The eco home where the three British musicians have been renting near Teignmouth in Devon is now for sale at a rock and rolling £1.35 million.

The 5 bedroom timber and glass framed house is set in its own private wooded valley, the perfect place to strum out some electric sounds without upsetting the neighbours.

The exposed laminated timber beams and roof covered in golden cedar shingles will, say the designers, lock in hundreds of tonnes of carbon for the life of the building.

And the taps won’t be left on in this eco home as a rain water harvesting system ensures that drinking water is only used where it is needed.

More information about the eco home’s features can be found here.

This week’s property list features what is believed to be the first ever example of a four wing butterfly plan house and a home built by the British inventor Sir Francis Pettit Smith.

1. Owned by Laura Ashley

2. Butterfly plan

3. Huf haus

4. Converted clock house

5. Flat overlooking St Paul’s

6. Flat in Grade I listed Elizabethan mansion

7. Contemporary home

8. Built by Sir Francis Pettit Smith

9. Former bunker

10. Warehouse loft

Another week has come and gone, but the blogosphere never sleeps.

This week we learnt from the Realestalker that Daniel Radcliffe (aka Harry Potter) has added a third property to his burgeoning Manhattan portofolio – his latest is a five-bedroom townhouse on West 12th Street with a price tag of $5,650,000.

All very impressive for one so young, but, asks Yo Mama, could wee Daniel be biting off more than he can chew? Indeed, could Radcliffe be … the new Nic Cage? Watch this space.

One of Daniel Radcliffe's New York homes

The Rat and Mouse, meanwhile, reports that David Cameron plans to appoint Kirstie Allsopp to the House of Lords, this as part of a strategy to “sprinkle stardust on the red benches.”  We may well start a campaign to ennoble Phil Spencer.

From one Phil to another: Mr Jackson over at A Slice of the Property Cake is none too impressed by Prince Philip’s recent comments on second homeownership and population growth.

He thinks Philip’s nostalgia for the Tudor era – when England had just three million people – betrays “breathtaking insensitivity and hypocrisy”. With our eyes firmly fixed on New Year’s honours, we couldn’t possibly comment.

Questions of class are also preoccupying the very well bred property Hound over at Brickwork, these being inspired by news that the BBC is about to produce a sequel to Upstairs, Downstairs.

Did you know that the Bellamy house – 165 Eaton Place – doesn’t exist? That the series used 65 Eaton Place instead and cunningly concealed the ruse by adding a 1 to the house number? Me neither. My life is now complete.

Apparently the Upstairs, Downstairs sequel will be set in the 1930s, which leads us nicely to our final item in this week’s roundup: the rather lovely Art Deco houses featured over on FindaProperty’s Winging It. Mr Hudson, we fear, would not approve.  And as for Prince Philip …

Marsh & Parsons report a busy London market with double the number of buyers registering in August compared to the same period last year (over 1,000!)

Cash buyers and investors have returned, as have some first-time buyers. Prices are being driven upwards by lack of supply and strong buyer demand, and competition is so fierce for the best properties that sealed bids are being used to settle the matter.

Here’s Peter Rollings in their latest video blog giving his take on the current state of play:

As much as the idea of living on a private island sounds appealing, and even living on a houseboat sounds quite fun, I’m not sure I want to be a permanent salty sea dog.

But if you do fancy it, then what about living on an old sea fort? Spitbank fort has gone up for sale for the princely sum of £800,000.

Where is it? Well it’s just off the coast of Portsmouth so it’s not exactly the most exotic location, but to its credit, it does have 50 rooms and its very own lighthouse.

I also quite like the idea of having to jump on a boat every time I forget to buy milk (ahoy shipmate!), although I’m aware that that’s a bit impractical even if the pirate voice is fun.

But the best thing about this property is not only how private it is, but also how unique. The only company you’ll have (should you want it) are the occasional wedding parties that hop over.

There’s a lot to be said for not having disputes with neighbours over the height of your fence. In fact, you wouldn’t have to worry about neighbours at all, unless you count the seagulls.

As long as you’ve got the basics sorted, and you’re organised, this could be a really exciting move for some.  I’d love to be practical and think about the downsides to living on an island, but I think the quality of life far outweighs those.

Unless, of course, you have a habit of craving Chinese food after midnight – that might be a little harder to arrange. But waking up to stunning views, having peace and quiet and a really unique home that you can call your own. I think they’re all things worth paying for.

If you do too, you can find out more about Spitbank sea fort. The property goes under the hammer on November 4th so you’ve got a bit of time to work out just how much you like the sound of a life on the sea. Pirate voices might help. Maybe.

Another batch of Apprentice hopefuls will be back on our screens in March 2010, fighting it out to work for Sir, sorry, Lord Alan Sugar.

This is the Bloomsbury house that they will be staying in as they battle to win the six figure salary.

The swanky, 8 bed, £11.25 million Bedford Square property comes with three grand reception rooms, a family room and a media room.

The house was bought in 2006 and has undergone a £3.5 million lavish renovation that includes four £30,000 fireplaces, Parquet de Versailles flooring, and the piece de resistance, an indoor pool complete with spa and gym.

Lord Sugar’s potential employees will find a mix of sharp modern styles and traditional Georgian designs throughout the interior of the house.

The handmade Italian kitchen has a crescent shaped bar with blue lighting underneath, perfect for partying or entertaining. Sounds more like a holiday than the toughest job interview they’ll ever have.

Remember when you drew houses when you were a kid? Was it just me who always put a slide instead of stairs? Of course not! We all did it, because that’s what makes houses fun. Why climb stairs when you can slide down them? (Obviously don’t try that while carrying anything precious like the cat or your LEGO collection).

If you’re looking to live out your childish fantasies then look no further! The Rainbow House in West London will satisfy all of your childhood dreams.

It has an actual slide! Instead of stairs! Of course, if you do need to use stairs, you can use the rainbow spiral staircase (see pic below).

This is the house that dreams are made of (childhood dreams where you happen to have £4500 a week for the rental). And it reminds me of a certain childhood TV show: Funhouse.

I don’t know any kid who didn’t want to live in that house (and I bet that’s where the Rainbow House designers got their ideas from too). But what other TV houses would you have wanted to live in?

Big Brother House: Granted, you might not want to live here with 100s of cameras pointing at you while you go about your business. But after next year, that house is going to be empty (and some might say that’s a good thing).

The TV company are missing a trick if they don’t rent that out for a few weeks. Despite what you think of the show, it would be fun to live there for a while, don’t you think?

Kirstie’s Homemade Home: Who doesn’t want to live at Meadow Gate? I’d move there in a flash if I could.

It’s the most beautiful place and Kirstie Allsopp caused lifestyle envy amongst the nation as she did up every room in her latest series. Serious lifestyle envy.

Big Breakfast House: Fried Eggs! On the wallpaper! Of course, I can’t think of anything worse now, but when you were a kid that seemed so much fun.

So much fun that they even gave away a look-a-like house in a competition. I remember being sad for a whole week because we didn’t win.

They’re my favourite TV houses – which TV house gets your vote?

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