London's new garden squares
London is already the greenest capital in Europe, with homeowners enjoying more than 600 garden squares. And the good news is that there are more to come.
As the BBC move out, Shepherd's Bush switches to a new programme
As Aunty leaves the Bush the borough seizes the opportunity to create a proper neighbourhood.
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.
Revealed: from Reading to Redhill – the top 20 commuter stations
Choose your route. Our exclusive property buyers’ guide shows travel times, costs and house prices.
My design London - Russell Norman
Owner of Polpo, Spuntino and Polpetto restaurants in Soho, and da Polpo and Mishkin's in Covent Garden, restauranteur Russell Norman opens up on his favourite London haunts.
Find a rated tradesman
Want to add value to your property, make your house a home, or sell your place fast? With 1,000s of tradesmen nationwide, rated and recommended by previous customers, this is the smart way to find a reputable tradesman.
Buy of the week: Camden Town
This two-bedroom flat has a pretty park on its doorstep, while buzzing Camden Town is only 10 minutes’ walk away. Big sash windows and high ceilings give a spacious feel and there’s a private garden with a studio/home office (£525,000).
Swap of the week: Willersey, Glouc
This little Cotswolds beauty is just across the road from the village green and duck pond. For £530,000 you get beams, exposed stone walls and an open fireplace, plus four bedrooms, a useful attic room and lush gardens to enjoy.
Life-changer: Trescowe, Cornwall
For a project brimming with potential, what about this coastal home, yours for £545,000? The family space includes six bedrooms, while its collection of outbuildings overlooking an acre of gardens could become income-generating holiday lets.
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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Bargain news
By Alison Cork
Designer looks in the bathroom
Kings Bathroom
One of Britain’s biggest online bathroom stores has something for everyone and is offering huge discounts in its clearance section.
Bargains include this glass basin (right), down to only £97.95 from the original price of £332.35, and a bathroom mirror with light, originally £126, now just £19.95. Visit www.kingsbathroom.co.uk.
Time for a spot of tea?
Emma Bridgewater
The only risk when you buy a colourful piece of Emma Bridgewater china is that you will be hooked - you’ll want to collect many more.
So, until 16 July 2009, addicts can visit the Emma Bridgewater shops in Fulham, Marylebone and Chiswick, or visit www.emmabridgewater.co.uk and get up to 50 per cent off usual prices. Can’t make the sale? Then check out the Factory Shop in Stoke for Bridgewater bargains available all year round (see website above for details).
Floors set in stone
Worktops
With more than 50 per cent off granite and quartz floor tiles, it’s time to buy. African black granite tiles are down from £64 to just £30 a square metre.
Visit www.worktops.org and select the Floor Tiles tab.
DISCOUNTS OF THE WEEK
It’s a shoe thing
Tszuji
This amazing shoe wheel, from Tszuji, is a brilliant space-saving idea that
also promises an end to scuffed kitten heel misery. Also, if you’re a handbag fiend, make sure you check out a new addition to the Tszuji storage range, a door rack for keeping your Chole Paddington from your Mulberry Bayswater safely packed away and in great shape.
As a special summer treat, until 26 July 2009, quote ES at the check-out when you visit www.tszuji.co.uk and you will get a 10 per cent discount off your entire Tszuji order.
Diamond shutters are forever...
Diamond Shutters
Diamond Shutters offers a bespoke service so you can have shutters that fit perfectly every time, no matter how strange the window shape. Now the company is having a summer sale on its hardwood shutters, offering
Homes & Property readers 15 per cent off the entire hardwood range.
Call 0845 602 6975 to claim the discount, or to get free advice or to book a no-obligation survey. Alternatively, visit www.diamond-shutters.com.
The companies listed here are wholly independent of the Evening Standard. While care is taken to establish that they are bona fide, we recommend that you carry out your own checks before entering into any agreement. To give us your feedback (good or bad) on any of the companies mentioned here, email homesandproperty@standard.co.uk with “Bargain News” in the subject line.
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