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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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.
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