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  • Innovation: Clerkenwell Design Week

    Fantastic fibre-optic and iridescent acrylic lighting forms one of the many dazzling displays as we preview this year’s design show in EC1.

  • Chelsea Flower Show 2012 preview

    A spectacular 80ft tower - Chelsea's very own Shard of Grass - plus a glorious new Royal Jubilee rose and 18 show gardens will offer London gardeners inspiring ideas at this year's show.

  • Not even the best tenants come with a guarantee

    The accidental landlord discovers that things can go badly wrong no matter how thoroughly you vet your renters.

  • Bargain news

    Discounts on comfy chair/beds, a damp control system, sleek kitchens and hall and wall storage.

  • Farmer is milking me for road repairs

    At my weekend house we have a right of way over a private road owned by a local farmer. The farmer has asked me to contribute half the cost of resurfacing the road, however farm traffic use it far more regularly. What can I do?


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Spotlight on Camden Town

The shops and markets clustered around the high street and canal make Camden one of the most colourful of London's neighbourhoods. The area's period homes and loft-style apartments attract a mix of homebuyers.

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There is such a thing as a VAT-free lunch

Shop savvily and you can still avoid VAT in some areas — when buying clothes, holidays and presents, for example. But start with a VAT-free lunch — by making it yourself.




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London’s epidemic of discounting

A combination of greedy sellers, nervous buyers and unscrupulous estate agents who promise sky-high prices in order to tempt clients, is being blamed for an epidemic of discounting in the London property market, where a third of all homes for sale have had their original asking price slashed.

Farmer is milking me for road repairs

At my weekend house we have a right of way over a private road owned by a local farmer. The farmer has asked me to contribute half the cost of resurfacing the road, however farm traffic use it far more regularly. What can I do?

Diary of an estate agent

This week's agent gets the silent treatment while being shown round a minimalist loft apartment in Camden by… a mime artist.

Not even the best tenants come with a guarantee

The accidental landlord discovers that things can go badly wrong no matter how thoroughly you vet your renters.

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