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 under £250,000: Stratford, east London
By Kristy Gray
Stratford is in the global spotlight as sports fans team out of its gleaming new rail transport network every day. A staggering 200 trains are passing through nine different rail links an hour as the sporting action continues into its final week, but the lasting benefits of the £125m-rail upgrade will boost the area for years to come.Along with London’s busiest shopping mecca - Westfield Stratford city - post-Games plans for the area include thousands of new homes at East Village in the Olympic Park, a university and the largest new city park in Europe for more than a century, all attracting a new generation of independent shops, cafes, restaurants - not to mention young homebuyers.
For first-timers and young professionals, this dynamic east London district is just the place to get off the property starting blocks. We take a tour and find good-value apartments, plus new homes, to suit buyers on a budget.
One-bedroom garden flat
This ground-floor flat has a bright and modern interior, with a front reception room leading to a separate kitchen/breakfast room and a door opening out to a 31ft rear garden. The lively bars and restaurants of Stratford are nearby, along with Westfield shopping centre and the open spaces of West Ham park. Leyton is the nearest Tube station on the Central Line.
£175,000: one-bedroom garden flat in Colegrave Road, London E15
This ground-floor flat has a bright and modern interior, with a front reception room leading to a separate kitchen/breakfast room and a door opening out to a 31ft rear garden. The lively bars and restaurants of Stratford are nearby, along with Westfield shopping centre and the open spaces of West Ham park. Leyton is the nearest Tube station on the Central Line.
£175,000: one-bedroom garden flat in Colegrave Road, London E15
One-bedroom flat near the canal walkways
Set within a low-rise canalside development, this second-floor, double-bedroom flat has wood floors and open-plan living with a bright reception room and a separate kitchen. Otter Close is a quiet residential enclave close to central Stratford, Westfield shopping centre and Olympic Park. Transport links include Pudding Mill Lane (DLR) and Stratford Station (London Underground Central Line, London Overground, DLR and National Rail services).
£199,950: one-bedroom flat in Otter Close, London E15
Set within a low-rise canalside development, this second-floor, double-bedroom flat has wood floors and open-plan living with a bright reception room and a separate kitchen. Otter Close is a quiet residential enclave close to central Stratford, Westfield shopping centre and Olympic Park. Transport links include Pudding Mill Lane (DLR) and Stratford Station (London Underground Central Line, London Overground, DLR and National Rail services).
£199,950: one-bedroom flat in Otter Close, London E15
New-build apartment in stratford town centre
This spacious two-bedroom flat is just minutes from Stratford's Westfield shopping centre and handy transport links. The open-plan living room/fitted kitchen leads to a private balcony, while the buiding has communal rooftop gardens. The master bedroom is ensuite.
£245,000: two-bedroom flat at Granite Apartments, Windmill Lane, London E15
This spacious two-bedroom flat is just minutes from Stratford's Westfield shopping centre and handy transport links. The open-plan living room/fitted kitchen leads to a private balcony, while the buiding has communal rooftop gardens. The master bedroom is ensuite.
£245,000: two-bedroom flat at Granite Apartments, Windmill Lane, London E15
One-bedroom character bungalow
This unusual one-bedroom bungalow in Arundel Close is semi-detached with both front and rear gardens and potential for expansion (subject to planning permission). The bedroom and bathroom are opposite a separate kitchen, while the reception room leads to a rear conservatory and garden. Transport links include Maryland station, Leyton Tube station and Stratford stations.
£189,995: one-bedroom bungalow in Arundel Close, London E15
This unusual one-bedroom bungalow in Arundel Close is semi-detached with both front and rear gardens and potential for expansion (subject to planning permission). The bedroom and bathroom are opposite a separate kitchen, while the reception room leads to a rear conservatory and garden. Transport links include Maryland station, Leyton Tube station and Stratford stations.
£189,995: one-bedroom bungalow in Arundel Close, London E15
Two-bedroom terrace house
This mid-terrace Victorian home has been recently refurbished with solid wood floors and has two spacious reception rooms, a kitchen and dining room, a ground-floor bathroom and a 45ft private rear garden. Transport links include Maryland mainline rail station and all the train and Tube services at nearby Stratford.
£249,995: two-bedroom terrace house in Louise Road, London E15
This mid-terrace Victorian home has been recently refurbished with solid wood floors and has two spacious reception rooms, a kitchen and dining room, a ground-floor bathroom and a 45ft private rear garden. Transport links include Maryland mainline rail station and all the train and Tube services at nearby Stratford.
£249,995: two-bedroom terrace house in Louise Road, London E15
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