Embassy exodus returns acres of central London to its residents
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.
Fast new commuter routes are changing London's property map
Regeneration throughout London continues to change the property map, with the orbital train network and recent Tube line extensions creating faster commuter routes with good-value homes, including Deptford, Bromley and Woolwich.
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.
Canterbury spotlight
The compact city of Canterbury sits 60 miles south-east of London in Kent. In recent years its property market has been boosted by a high-speed rail service into St Pancras, which cuts the journey time to the capital to less than an hour.
Chelsea Flower Show preview 2013
This year the RHS Chelsea Flower Show promises to be suitably fabulous as it celebrates its centenary year with stunning gardens, including the Forget-me-Not Garden by B&Q and Prince Harry's charity.
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Buy of the week: Stoke Newington, N16
This modern home of almost 1,000sq ft is close to Stoke Newington's high street. A 27ft reception room and two large bedrooms give the flat a spacious feel.
Out of town: Tetbury, Gloucestershire
The beauty spot of Leighterton, with its poppy fields, ivy-covered churches and popular local gastro pub, is home to this four-bedroom house with stone-walled gardens.
Life-changer: Dolwyddelan, Conwy
Have a station all to yourself by buying the Old Station Master's house at Roman Bridge, where trains will stop at your door on request. You also get three bedrooms and 10 acres of grounds.
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.-
Buy of the week: Stoke Newington, N16
This modern home of almost 1,000sq ft is close to Stoke Newington's high street. A 27ft reception room and two large bedrooms give the flat a spacious feel. -
Out of town: Tetbury, Gloucestershire
The beauty spot of Leighterton, with its poppy fields, ivy-covered churches and popular local gastro pub, is home to this four-bedroom house with stone-walled gardens. -
Life-changer: Dolwyddelan, Conwy
Have a station all to yourself by buying the Old Station Master's house at Roman Bridge, where trains will stop at your door on request. You also get three bedrooms and 10 acres of grounds.
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Hot homes: London office conversions
By Kristy Gray
Many of the capital's office buildings occupy sought-after, central London addresses that are close to a good choice of transport links. And these lateral, open-plan spaces can also be transformed into modern, flexible homes.As hundreds of disused commercial buildings are earmarked for housing following a relaxation of planning rules, we take a property tour of some of the city's existing office-to-residential conversions to discover what sort of homes can be created from London's workplaces.
Agdon Street, London EC1
A two-bedroom loft apartment on the first floor of a recently refurbished office block just off St John Street, close to Exmouth Market and Farringdon Tube station.
A two-bedroom loft apartment on the first floor of a recently refurbished office block just off St John Street, close to Exmouth Market and Farringdon Tube station.
College Hill, London EC4
A one-bedroom apartment in a Grade II-listed building on College Hill in the heart of the Square Mile. Originally built as a school in 1832 by Mercers, the block was also used as offices before being converted into homes.
A one-bedroom apartment in a Grade II-listed building on College Hill in the heart of the Square Mile. Originally built as a school in 1832 by Mercers, the block was also used as offices before being converted into homes.
High Holborn, London WC1
A showstopping three-storey penthouse apartment with three bedrooms and a 550sq ft private roof terrace in a popular block on High Holborn, close to Lincoln Inn Fields, Gray's Inn Gardens, Bloomsbury and Covent Garden.
A showstopping three-storey penthouse apartment with three bedrooms and a 550sq ft private roof terrace in a popular block on High Holborn, close to Lincoln Inn Fields, Gray's Inn Gardens, Bloomsbury and Covent Garden.
Bartholomew Close, London EC1
A ground and lower-ground floor duplex apartment within a boutique development of nine apartments converted from a building used as offices in the Eighties. This apartment now has three double bedrooms and is just moments from Barbican Tube station and the City.
A ground and lower-ground floor duplex apartment within a boutique development of nine apartments converted from a building used as offices in the Eighties. This apartment now has three double bedrooms and is just moments from Barbican Tube station and the City.
Temple Avenue, London EC4
A two-bedroom penthouse apartment at Temple House, a popular grand mansion building close to Temple Chambers and Fleet Street, converted from offices about 13 years ago.
A two-bedroom penthouse apartment at Temple House, a popular grand mansion building close to Temple Chambers and Fleet Street, converted from offices about 13 years ago.
Kentish Town Road, Camden NW1
A one-bedroom apartment within a former office building close to Camden Town Tube, with a lateral, open-plan living area with a kitchen and dining space.
A one-bedroom apartment within a former office building close to Camden Town Tube, with a lateral, open-plan living area with a kitchen and dining space.
High Holborn, London WC1
This two-bedroom apartment in the heart of Holborn has a private balcony and a contemporary open-plan reception with an integrated kitchen and dining area. High Holborn is close to Tottenham Court Road, Chancery Lane, Bloomsbury and Covent Garden and is close to the West End's handy transport links.
This two-bedroom apartment in the heart of Holborn has a private balcony and a contemporary open-plan reception with an integrated kitchen and dining area. High Holborn is close to Tottenham Court Road, Chancery Lane, Bloomsbury and Covent Garden and is close to the West End's handy transport links.
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