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If you want to own a former stable then it’s time to pony up because mews houses don’t come cheap

- Caitlin Clements

LOOK BEYOND, or rather behind, grand city houses and country piles, for true property gems – mews houses. Originally, these buildings would have been “a row of stables, usually with carriage houses below and living quarters above,” says Max Mills of Rettie & Co. So, if they were previously used to house horses, why buy them now? “Mews houses are covetable, because they are attractive to look at, are found in the heart of the city and provide a potential buyer the opportunity to purchase a house with its own front door and no one above them in the most desirable areas in the city,” says Max. “Often they are located on quiet, cobbled streets, n