Hundreds of new homes next door to City Hall
Hundreds of private apartments and a selection of affordable homes have been unveiled next to London's centre of government in SE1 - with views of London's iconic Tower Bridge.
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Spotlight on Wood Green
Affordable, with good Tube links and acres of sports fields and conservation-area homes, Wood Green and Bounds Green are family favourites.
Spotlight on Rickmansworth
This wealthy suburban town is famous for its watery setting and has spacious homes and good schools within a 30-minute commute to London. No wonder it's in high demand.
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The stars of TV’s MasterChef, John Torode and Gregg Wallace, are making it easier to create speedy suppers at home based on the show’s favourite recipes. Do try this at home.
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Buy of the week: Balham beauty
A sharp new makeover has been applied to this four-bedroom Victorian house. Polished wood floors, high ceilings and big bay windows give space and light to the reception rooms while glossy cabinetry features in the kitchen/dining room. Price: £875,000.
Swap of the week: Wartling, East Sussex
Take £800,000 to this Grade II-listed corker where you can gaze over Pevensey Marshes towards the South Downs. There’s bags of family space, with six bedrooms and four reception rooms, while tennis courts and a cottage are found in the large gardens.
Life-changer: Gravesend, Kent
This oast by the coast comes with open farmland and a church for neighbours. Yours for £850,000 it has all the ingredients for a great B&B: six bedrooms, four reception rooms, a huge attic and a farmhouse kitchen, plus three acres of stables and paddocks.
Spotlight on Wood Green
Affordable, with good Tube links and acres of sports fields and conservation-area homes, Wood Green and Bounds Green are family favourites.
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Spotlight on Wood Green
Affordable, with good Tube links and acres of sports fields and conservation-area homes, Wood Green and Bounds Green are family favourites.
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Spotlight on Stoke Newington
Young professionals and families are attracted to "Stokey" by the mainly Victorian housing stock and the neighbourhood's arty and bohemian vibe.Spotlight on Chislehurst
This wealthy suburb offers protected commons and woodland, fine Arts & Crafts homes, charming Georgian houses and a scattering of Victorian cottages - just 20 minutes from London.Spotlight on Covent Garden
Amazingly, tourist hub Covent Garden faced demolition in the Seventies. Buy there now and enjoy quirky shops, opera and the West End on your doorstep.In the know
Property history blog: Melanie Backe-Hansen
From famous residents - past and present - to ghostly apparitions, bricks and mortar have many stories to tell. Melanie Backe-Hansen specialises in the history of property including the imposing mansion blocks in Little Venice, the stables (now mews houses) in Belgravia and many more.
UK areas
Spotlight on Rickmansworth
This wealthy suburban town is famous for its watery setting and has spacious homes and good schools within a 30-minute commute to London. No wonder it's in high demand.
Spotlight on Harpenden
Close to woods and parkland, with good links to London, this small town has a lot to offer those looking to start a new life out of the city.
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Spotlight on Rickmansworth
This wealthy suburban town is famous for its watery setting and has spacious homes and good schools within a 30-minute commute to London. No wonder it's in high demand.
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Spotlight on Stoke Newington
Young professionals and families are attracted to "Stokey" by the mainly Victorian housing stock and the neighbourhood's arty and bohemian vibe.
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Spotlight on Harpenden
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Spotlight on Rickmansworth
This wealthy suburban town is famous for its watery setting and has spacious homes and good schools within a 30-minute commute to London. No wonder it's in high demand.
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Spotlight on Harpenden
Close to woods and parkland, with good links to London, this small town has a lot to offer those looking to start a new life out of the city.
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Spotlight on Stoke Newington
Young professionals and families are attracted to "Stokey" by the mainly Victorian housing stock and the neighbourhood's arty and bohemian vibe.
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Spotlight on Chislehurst
This wealthy suburb offers protected commons and woodland, fine Arts & Crafts homes, charming Georgian houses and a scattering of Victorian cottages - just 20 minutes from London.
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Spotlight on Covent Garden
Amazingly, tourist hub Covent Garden faced demolition in the Seventies. Buy there now and enjoy quirky shops, opera and the West End on your doorstep.
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