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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Peter Murray: on the future of London housing
Leading architectural expert and author Peter Murray says London needs better infrastructure to keep up with population growth; improved transport links to the rest of the country; and more social housing needs to be built across the capital.
New green spaces for London
A new scheme to create small parks for London communities is being initiated in areas including Stockwell, Shepherds Bush, Blackheath and Sydenham. The green spaces will be used as amphitheatres, herb gardens and picnic areas.Shared ownership: in London's hotspots
New shared-ownership flats are turning up in posh postcodes, as well as in suburban high streets, from Chelsea and Battersea to King's Cross, Angel, Canary Wharf and Bermondsey Spa.Homes gossip
Keira Knightley and James Righton have bought a new marital home in Spitalfields; Reese Witherspoon's adds to her LA property portfolio; and Elton John's personal trainer sells up.Auctions: bargain homes
There are lots of housing opportunities in north, south or central London just waiting for brave buyers willing to bid on a family home or property investment.Diary of an estate agent
One owner leaves for Australia with his fish, another adopts a local fox. Our Stratford agent discovers there's a first time for everything.A modern glass house is set to replace a townhouse in Hyde Park
A leading international art collector plans to demolish a Thirties townhouse in Hyde Park to build a modern glass house with a wine cellar, swimming pool, car lift and cinema.Homes gossip
Taylor Swift has bought her fourth home; JLS singer JB Gill is searching for a Scottish mansion; party in Britain's country properties thanks to Prince Harry's former classmate; and a luxurious houseboat is for sale.H&P blogs
Latest update
Latest post by Barbara Chandler: "The Bouroullec Brothers – very well known in the design world – are showcasing their work in design at the Museum of Arts Décoratifs in Paris, with an installation called Momentané..."
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Baroness Valentine: on the future of London housing
Jo Valentine is a House of Lords cross-bencher, chief executive of London First and is on the board of the Peabody housing trust. She believes London needs a long-term blueprint to build homes - and government must hand over its spare land for housing.
Richard Burdett on the future of London housing
Richard Burdett is the LSE's professor of urban studies and was also chief adviser for architecture and urbanism for the London Olympics. He believes that with good planning, the capital will benefit from more residents.
Terry Farrell: on the housing crisis
Leading architect Terry Farrell - whose big projects include the MI6 building in Vauxhall - explains why Britain is cursed by housing myths; where we should build much-needed London homes; and shares his recipe for great housing in London.
Shared ownership: in London's hotspots
New shared-ownership flats are turning up in posh postcodes, as well as in suburban high streets, from Chelsea and Battersea to King's Cross, Angel, Canary Wharf and Bermondsey Spa.More property news
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New homes in London's Zone 1 on a Zone 2 budget
Our exclusive research shows a "price wall" formed by the Northern line, with property values to the east less than half those in the west. We reveal the emerging lower-value districts in Zone 1 for buyers on a Zone 2 budget.
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London's top property growth areas
Wise homebuyers can get ahead of the curve by buying in London's potential growth areas, thanks to new transport links, regeneration projects and the arrival of iconic new buildings such as the Shard.
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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.
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Homes gossip
Keira Knightley and James Righton have bought a new marital home in Spitalfields; Reese Witherspoon's adds to her LA property portfolio; and Elton John's personal trainer sells up.
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Clerkenwell Design Week 2013
Discover one of London's most creative neighbourhoods at this year's Clerkenwell Design Week. This three-day event showcases the hottest trends in design, architecture and cutting-edge furniture.
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New homes awards 2013: the winners
This year's London Evening Standard New Homes Awards praised thoughtful design and spacious interiors at a range of developments, from city-centre family homes to clever conversions and regeneration projects.
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London's latest new homes update
Take your pick from London's newest properties, including 800 new homes in a former Bermondsey biscuit factory; family houses in Muswell near near the top-performing Fortismere School; and hundreds of new flats on the leafy slopes of Shooters Hill.
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Property search: budget under £500,000
This week, we uncover 1,000sq ft two-bedroom apartment in Stoke Newington, a four-bedroom stone house in the Cotswolds and an Old Station Master's house in the heart of Snowdonia National Park that comes with its own railway station.
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First Olympic village homes up for rent
Relaunched as East Village this week, the Stratford athletes' quarters is set to become home to thousands of London's renters in streets named with the Olympics in mind — from Prize Walk and Cheering Lane to Medals Way and Celebration Avenue.
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Diary of an estate agent
A Sydenham estate agent is left waiting by clients and looks on the bright side when he spots a huge hole in the road outside the office.
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