Ruth Bloomfield

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Where to live

'Astronomical rents drove me out of living in the capital'

Alice Harvey used to pay £1,500 a month in rent on an Ealing one-bed. Now her share of the mortgage in Birmingham is just £350.

18 Mar 2024
<p>Milo, Dominic, Erin and Ollie</p>
Where to live

'We swapped our £650k Ealing home for a huge house in Bournemouth'

Erin Thomas Wong and Dominic Wong moved their family from Ealing to Dorset to get more space

11 Mar 2024
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Where to live

'My £550 a month house in Suffolk costs less than a room in Hoxton'

It cost Tom Sutton £800 a month for a room in a Hoxton flatshare

4 Mar 2024
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Where to live

'We swapped Zone 1 for a £1.1m five bed period house in a village'

Tom and Elisha Cannon used to live in a Zone 1 flat, but now they’re renovating their 400-year-old home in Brenchley

26 Feb 2024
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Where to live

London leaver heaven: three commuter hotspots for 2024

Some places outside the capital are set to become faster to reach than many journeys within London with journey times as low as 49 minutes

23 Feb 2024
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Where to live

We're renovating our Brighton house and I can still go to London to DJ

DJ Toni Tambourine has found that London isn’t the be-all and end-all for creative community

19 Feb 2024
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Where to live

'We swapped London rent for renovating a £170k period home in Ludlow'

A passion for coffee and a move to Shropshire allowed Anabelle de Gersigny and Matt Wade to build their property portfolio

14 Feb 2024
<p>Natalie Worgs fears development could kill off Peckham’s unique spirit</p>
Property News

The death of Peckham? Residents battling big money for the area's soul

The south London neighbourhood has never been so happening — which may be its downfall. As luxury housing and rising rents loom, residents are battling ‘gentrification on steroids’

14 Feb 2024
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Celebrity homes

All the King’s homes — from Sandringham to cottages in Transylvania

It’s not all fairy-tale castles — the King’s property portfolio includes a farmhouse in Wales and cottages in Transylvania

9 Feb 2024
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Where to live

'Country life was a disaster — 6 months in I’m racing back to London’

At a crossroads in life, Harriet Minter quit the capital with her dog, Blue — but her rural retreat came with its own set of problems

8 Feb 2024
<p>Luke McDowell</p>
Where to live

'My mortgage in Cheshire is just £400 a month'

Luke McDowell had no money left over after rent living in London, but with his £175k house near Manchester he has plenty of disposable income

5 Feb 2024
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Where to live

Five of the best towns for London commuters in Hampshire

From the charming Cathedral city of Winchester to the village of Hartley Witney complete with its own duck pond, these Hampshire homes are still close to London

4 Feb 2024
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Where to live

'We swapped our house in south London for a £1.3m Yorkshire home'

Commuting to London in the dark is a drawback, but this family loves their rural community and living in a picturesque landscape

29 Jan 2024
<p>Katherine, Bertie and their daughter</p>
Where to live

London leavers: 'In the country you don't get the Sunday night blues'

After getting gazumped and pulling out of two sales, the former Londoners decided to rent a six-bed farmhouse for £2,600 a month

27 Jan 2024
<p>Jessica Bynoth in first-time buyer hotspot Hanwell, where starter homes can cost less than £350,000</p>
Where to live

London starter homes for under £350k in top first-time buyer postcodes

With a budget of £350,000, first-time buyers in the know don't need to sacrifice village vibes or a hipster lifestyle to get on the ladder. Here are the postcodes to push to the top of your property search

24 Jan 2024
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Buying & Mortgages

'I bought at 25 thanks to a side hustle as a maths tutor'

The software engineer took on a second job, lived with his parents and saved for three years to amass a deposit

23 Jan 2024
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Where to live

'We left Streatham for a £220k Wiltshire flat with a golf course'

Jo and Teppo Palosaari embraced working from home to enjoy a leisurely life in the countryside

22 Jan 2024
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Renting

Tiny 'castle' in Morden for rent from National Trust for £1,600pcm

The one-bedroom property comes with its own ghost and a free National Trust tenant pass

17 Jan 2024
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Where to live

'Our £1,500pcm mortgage in Rye is half what we paid on Hackney rents'

Nick Ede and husband Drew Naylor swapped Tesco meal deals for lunchtime swims and a £400k townhouse in East Sussex

15 Jan 2024
<p>The Johnston family left Sydenham for Stratford-upon-Avon</p>
Where to live

'We swapped Sydenham for a £485k family home in Stratford-upon-Avon'

This police officer found Stratford-upon-Avon a cleaner and friendlier place to raise his young family

8 Jan 2024
<p>Lotte Brewer and children</p>
Where to live

'We let our house in Wimbledon for same as period house in Holland'

A winter ski trip convinced this family to leave hectic London for a more peaceful and less expensive life in Holland

29 Dec 2023