London's new garden squares
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My design London - Russell Norman
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Find a rated tradesman
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: Camden Town
This two-bedroom flat has a pretty park on its doorstep, while buzzing Camden Town is only 10 minutes’ walk away. Big sash windows and high ceilings give a spacious feel and there’s a private garden with a studio/home office (£525,000).
Swap of the week: Willersey, Glouc
This little Cotswolds beauty is just across the road from the village green and duck pond. For £530,000 you get beams, exposed stone walls and an open fireplace, plus four bedrooms, a useful attic room and lush gardens to enjoy.
Life-changer: Trescowe, Cornwall
For a project brimming with potential, what about this coastal home, yours for £545,000? The family space includes six bedrooms, while its collection of outbuildings overlooking an acre of gardens could become income-generating holiday lets.
Spotlight on Camden Town
The shops and markets clustered around the high street and canal make Camden one of the most colourful of London's neighbourhoods. The area's period homes and loft-style apartments attract a mix of homebuyers.
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We're taking a journey into space
A new breed of renter/commuter is getting extra room for less money.
Rent your spare room with Airbnb
Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher is a keen fan of Airbnb - an online room-renting scheme that is sweeping London.Do your research and be ready to move fast
Our accidental landlord offers advice to would-be tenants entering the tough rental market for the first time.As London becomes a city of renters, flats for the 'Facebook generation' arrive
Thousands of new homes for rent are being built in London aimed at young people who have made a lifestyle choice to be tenants.I’ll do all the paperwork after I’ve arranged the sock drawer
Our accidental landlord pledges to make a clean start for the new tax year by sorting out all the receipts hiding under her desk – unless she can find another chore.List of shame is no joke for poor tenants
Our accidental landlord decides a website designed to protect landlords could end up being unfair on decent renters.Getting a good night’s sleep makes for a happier tenant
When it comes to buying bedroom furniture our accidental landlord finds that spending a bit more on a mattress can pay dividends.How to find the right rental property
Sky-rocketing prices, homes snapped up within hours and rampant gazumping - this is the London rental market in 2012. We ask the industry experts how renters should go about finding a suitable property at the right price.
Know-how
Not even the best tenants come with a guarantee
The accidental landlord discovers that things can go badly wrong no matter how thoroughly you vet your renters.Faulty tap is a hot issue
Our accidental landlord is wet behind the ears when it comes to DIY – and finds that sometimes there’s no substitute for common sense.Making a mess of your house is child's play for tenants
Our accidental landlord has learned from bitter experience to keep anything breakable a suitably safe distance away from her renters.Well, they say cannabis makes you paranoid…
Our accidental landlord is spooked by a chance remark and the responsibility of keeping an eye on new neighbours.Get well informed before you rent – ignorance is only bliss to a bad landlord
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London’s epidemic of discounting
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