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As the embassies exit Mayfair and Marylebone, their former bases will free up stunning family homes. While the move of many embassies to Nine Elms at Vauxhall is creating a new residential quarter including thousands of new apartments.
Oxford spotlight
The small city of Oxford is famous for its university and honeyed stone architecture, but its huge range of property - from affordable new homes to luxurious Victorian houses - and one hour commute to London, are big attractions to home buyers.
Brighton spotlight
The East Sussex city of Brighton and Hove offers its residents the best of both worlds: a relaxed life at one end of the line within an hour's commute of London, and a good mix of Regency terrace houses, seafront apartments and family homes.
Jasper Conran: my design London
Jasper Conran, designer and CEO of The Conran Shop, is a champion of cutting-edge British design. Here he reveals his favourite London-based designers, interiors pieces and fabric shops - and shares his top tips for transforming a room.
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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: Putney Hill, SW15
This glossy new apartment just off Putney Hill has two bedrooms and two bathrooms, plus a bright open-plan reception space with floor-to-ceiling windows and spectacular skyline views.
Out of town: Wigginton, Oxfordshire
This three-bedroom Grade II-listed thatch in the pretty village of Wigginton, near Banbury, is a tempting package of beams, wood burners and cottage gardens.
Life-changer: Tiverton, Devon
A five-bedroom house set in a valley at Cheriton Fitzpaine, Tiverton, surrounded by farmland and sweeping gardens, with B&B potential and a garage block ripe for conversion.
East Grinstead spotlight
East Grinstead in West Sussex is 30 miles south of the capital in the High Weald. The town's exclusive gated estates attract celebrity home buyers such as Tom Cruise, while London families are drawn to the area's good mix of period homes and modern flats.-
Buy of the week: Putney Hill, SW15
This glossy new apartment just off Putney Hill has two bedrooms and two bathrooms, plus a bright open-plan reception space with floor-to-ceiling windows and spectacular skyline views. -
Out of town: Wigginton, Oxfordshire
This three-bedroom Grade II-listed thatch in the pretty village of Wigginton, near Banbury, is a tempting package of beams, wood burners and cottage gardens. -
Life-changer: Tiverton, Devon
A five-bedroom house set in a valley at Cheriton Fitzpaine, Tiverton, surrounded by farmland and sweeping gardens, with B&B potential and a garage block ripe for conversion.
Property search
10 hot homes: along the Crossrail route
By Kristy Gray
First-time buyers looking for a wise investment should start their search in up-and-coming areas along the new Crossrail network, due to open in 2018. In London new transport routes always trigger vigorous regeneration that transforms a neighbourhood and boosts property prices.When the capital’s much-anticipated high-speed railway starts operation, the east-to-west line will dramatically reduce commuting times. Those districts around its main hubs with new stations will benefit from faster access to the City — as well as an increase in demand from young professionals seeking good-value homes.
We take a property tour along the new route, starting from Southall and Hanwell in the west, heading through Paddington and the city towards Whitechapel and Woolwich in the east, and find new-build starter flats and buy-to-let homes to suit earlybird homebuyers on a budget.
Crossrail station: Southall
£205,995: two-bedroom flat in North Hyde Lane, Southall UB2
A canalside new-build apartment near the Grand Union Canal in Southall, with a modern kitchen and secure parking.
£205,995: two-bedroom flat in North Hyde Lane, Southall UB2
A canalside new-build apartment near the Grand Union Canal in Southall, with a modern kitchen and secure parking.
Crossrail station: Hanwell
£295,000: three-bedroom house in Rosedale Close, Hanwell W7
A terrace house in need of updating in a quiet cul de sac just off Boston Road and close to Olde Hanwell with two reception rooms and private front and rear gardens.
£295,000: three-bedroom house in Rosedale Close, Hanwell W7
A terrace house in need of updating in a quiet cul de sac just off Boston Road and close to Olde Hanwell with two reception rooms and private front and rear gardens.
Crossrail station: West Ealing
£230,000: one-bedroom flat in Chapel Road, W13
A first-floor flat within a period conversion with a modern fitted kitchen close to Walpole Park and in walking distance to Ealing station.
£230,000: one-bedroom flat in Chapel Road, W13
A first-floor flat within a period conversion with a modern fitted kitchen close to Walpole Park and in walking distance to Ealing station.
Crossrail station: Ealing Broadway
£269,950: a one-bedroom flat in Castlebar Park, W5
An apartment with a double bedroom with parking close to Cleveland Park and within walking distance of Ealing Broadway and Pitshanger's shops bars and restaurants.
£269,950: a one-bedroom flat in Castlebar Park, W5
An apartment with a double bedroom with parking close to Cleveland Park and within walking distance of Ealing Broadway and Pitshanger's shops bars and restaurants.
Crossrail station: Acton
£335,000: two-bedroom flat in Horn Lane, London W3
An recently converted apartment with two double bedrooms, entertaining space and a private rear garden close to Acton High Street, Acton Town Tube station and Acton Central.
£335,000: two-bedroom flat in Horn Lane, London W3
An recently converted apartment with two double bedrooms, entertaining space and a private rear garden close to Acton High Street, Acton Town Tube station and Acton Central.
Crossrail station: Paddington
£189,950: studio flat in Orsett Terrace, W2
This sixth-floor studio apartment at Westbourne Court has a separate kitchen and shower room and is within minutes of Paddington station.
£189,950: studio flat in Orsett Terrace, W2
This sixth-floor studio apartment at Westbourne Court has a separate kitchen and shower room and is within minutes of Paddington station.
Crossrail station: Farringdon
£265,000: one-bedroom flat in Clerkenwell Road, EC1R
An ex-local authority flat in a period purpose-built block on the borders of Bloomsbury and Clerkenwell, within walking distance of Chancery Lane and Farringdon stations.
£265,000: one-bedroom flat in Clerkenwell Road, EC1R
An ex-local authority flat in a period purpose-built block on the borders of Bloomsbury and Clerkenwell, within walking distance of Chancery Lane and Farringdon stations.
Crossrail station: Whitchapel
£219,995: studio flat in Adelina Grove, E1
A bijou studio within a gated Victorian school conversion with a modern interior, a mezzanine floor bed and a private entrance, close to Spitalfields Market, Brick Lane, Shoreditch and Whitechapel Tube station.
£219,995: studio flat in Adelina Grove, E1
A bijou studio within a gated Victorian school conversion with a modern interior, a mezzanine floor bed and a private entrance, close to Spitalfields Market, Brick Lane, Shoreditch and Whitechapel Tube station.
Crossrail station: Canary Wharf
From £239,950: one-bedroom flat in Upper North Street, E14
Apartments at New Festival Quarter will have spacious open-plan kitchens and living areas with a terrace, in a prime location close to Canary Wharf.
From £239,950: one-bedroom flat in Upper North Street, E14
Apartments at New Festival Quarter will have spacious open-plan kitchens and living areas with a terrace, in a prime location close to Canary Wharf.
Crossrail station: Woolwich
£185,000: one-bedroom maisonette in Greenhill Court, SE18
An apartment with double-height windows and a mezzanine sleeping area overlooking the reception room, close to Woolwich Dockyard station and Woolwich Arsenal station.
£185,000: one-bedroom maisonette in Greenhill Court, SE18
An apartment with double-height windows and a mezzanine sleeping area overlooking the reception room, close to Woolwich Dockyard station and Woolwich Arsenal station.
Crossrail: new stations are being built at Paddington, Bond Street, Tottenham Court Road, Farringdon, Liverpool Street, Whitechapel, Isle of Dogs and Woolwich
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