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London's largest penthouse hits the market for £40 million

Luxury London's largest penthouse hits the market for £40 million

What is home staging? This is the secret to boosting your home's value

What is home staging? This is the secret to boosting your home's value

Cleve West's award-winning garden for homeless charity Centrepoint

Cleve West's award-winning garden for homeless charity Centrepoint

Don't call them conservatories! Homes with chic sun rooms to buy

Don't call them conservatories! Homes with chic sun rooms to buy

Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton's London house for sale at £6.5m

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Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton's London house for sale at £6.5m

property news

House prices likely to rise more slowly than household incomes

House prices likely to rise more slowly than household incomes

Looking for a swim spot? Oxfordshire lake for sale for £100,000

Looking for a swim spot? Oxfordshire lake for sale for £100,000

Private island on the Thames for sale with a guide price of £75,000

Private island on the Thames for sale with a guide price of £75,000

Playing dirty? Tenants have an average of £250 deducted from deposits

Playing dirty? Tenants have an average of £250 deducted from deposits

Property News Average London house price dropped by 4% annually in April

Vincent van Gogh’s art school in Lambeth up for sale for £3 million

Vincent van Gogh’s art school in Lambeth up for sale for £3 million

London house price latest — how does your borough compare?

London house price latest — how does your borough compare?

General election 2024: What do the manifestos promise for housing?

General election 2024: What do the manifestos promise for housing?

Formula 1 legend Rob Walker's home for sale in Chelsea at £4.95m

Formula 1 legend Rob Walker's home for sale in Chelsea at £4.95m

celebrity homes

Princess Diana's stepmother's Mayfair home for sale for £10.95 million

Celebrity homes

Princess Diana's stepmother's Mayfair home for sale for £10.95 million

Bond girl’s former manor house on the market for £12.5 million

Celebrity homes

Bond girl’s former manor house on the market for £12.5 million

His "first flat" and beyond: Rishi Sunak's property portfolio revealed

Celebrity homes

His "first flat" and beyond: Rishi Sunak's property portfolio revealed

Five Chipping Norton homes to live like Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce

Celebrity homes

Five Chipping Norton homes to live like Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce

Where to live

Skincare expert Caroline Hirons on why she's 'west London or die'

Where to live Skincare expert Caroline Hirons on why she's 'west London or die'

'I swapped renting in Woolwich for a £118k fixer-upper in Scarborough'

'I swapped renting in Woolwich for a £118k fixer-upper in Scarborough'

'It was total freedom' A love letter to the old King's Cross

'It was total freedom' A love letter to the old King's Cross

'I'm digging my heels in': Ruby Bhogal on her forever neighbourhood

'I'm digging my heels in': Ruby Bhogal on her forever neighbourhood

'We left Bethnal Green to live in a £395k house on the Isle of Skye'

'We left Bethnal Green to live in a £395k house on the Isle of Skye'

Renting

Buying & Mortgages

The great mortgage gamble: buy now or wait for a rate reduction?

Buying & Mortgages

The great mortgage gamble: buy now or wait for a rate reduction?

Typical first-time buyer mortgage payment ‘jumped by 61% since 2019’

Buying & Mortgages

Typical first-time buyer mortgage payment ‘jumped by 61% since 2019’

Time to size up? 10 of the best London semis on sale for £600k or less

Buying & Mortgages

Time to size up? 10 of the best London semis on sale for £600k or less

Comment: "The young need housing help, not more lecturing"

Buying & Mortgages

Comment: "The young need housing help, not more lecturing"

Two thirds of London parents living near grandparents for childcare

Buying & Mortgages

Two thirds of London parents living near grandparents for childcare

'I’m angry I have wasted my time completely with the Help to Buy ISA'

Buying & Mortgages

'I’m angry I have wasted my time completely with the Help to Buy ISA'

interiors

Design hotspot: Hotel De L'Europe's new one-of-a-kind rooms

Design hotspot: Hotel De L'Europe's new one-of-a-kind rooms

Amsterdam’s grand dame let artists and designers run riot during lockdown. The result is a suite of some of the most original hotel rooms you can find

'We brought the spirit of Tropical Modernism to Peckham'

'We brought the spirit of Tropical Modernism to Peckham'

'Stunning' Art Deco home in East Sussex on the market for £1 million

'Stunning' Art Deco home in East Sussex on the market for £1 million

'We built our home in Crystal Palace from scratch — here's how'

'We built our home in Crystal Palace from scratch — here's how'

'We built our side return extension on a budget — here's how'

'We built our side return extension on a budget — here's how'

RIBA London 2024 winners celebrate the top architect-designed homes

RIBA London 2024 winners celebrate the top architect-designed homes

Ten things you shouldn't miss at London Craft Week's 10th anniversary

Ten things you shouldn't miss at London Craft Week's 10th anniversary

'Pebbledash can be charming': Hollie Bowden's guide to home exteriors

'Pebbledash can be charming': Hollie Bowden's guide to home exteriors

gardening

Weird weather affecting your garden? Time to embrace ditch plants

Weird weather affecting your garden? Time to embrace ditch plants

Got green-fingered envy? It's not too late to grow your own food

Got green-fingered envy? It's not too late to grow your own food

Celebrate London Open Gardens with sustainable gardening tips

Celebrate London Open Gardens with sustainable gardening tips

Rare century plant begins to bloom after 25 years — before it dies

Rare century plant begins to bloom after 25 years — before it dies

comment

Comment: 'Instability at home puts children at risk'

Comment: 'Instability at home puts children at risk'

Comment: 'Is ground rent securing our future — or stealing it?'

Buying & Mortgages

Comment: 'Is ground rent securing our future — or stealing it?'

Comment: 'cheap digs in Finsbury Park? I can no longer Banksy on it'

Comment: 'cheap digs in Finsbury Park? I can no longer Banksy on it'

Comment: 'developers and princesses alike must beware photoshop fails'

Comment: 'developers and princesses alike must beware photoshop fails'

luxury

Emma Stone puts 1920s LA mansion on the market for £3 million

Celebrity homes Emma Stone puts 1920s LA mansion on the market for £3 million

London house price falls close to bottoming out after discount year

London house price falls close to bottoming out after discount year

Homes on UK's most expensive street cost 72 times the national average

Homes on UK's most expensive street cost 72 times the national average

New West Ham signing renting £7,000-a-week Bishops Avenue mega mansion

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New West Ham signing renting £7,000-a-week Bishops Avenue mega mansion

10 of London's most expensive rentals to let for as much as £100k pcm

10 of London's most expensive rentals to let for as much as £100k pcm

homes abroad

'Incredible' Ibiza seafront mansion on the market for €16.5 million

Luxury 'Incredible' Ibiza seafront mansion on the market for €16.5 million

Tuscan townhouse renovated by Alan Carr and Amanda Holden for sale

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Tuscan townhouse renovated by Alan Carr and Amanda Holden for sale

French B&B from the Belle Époque on sale for £1.4 million

French B&B from the Belle Époque on sale for £1.4 million

Inside Europe's 'biggest real estate project' with golden visa homes

Inside Europe's 'biggest real estate project' with golden visa homes

'We let our house in Wimbledon for same as period house in Holland'

'We let our house in Wimbledon for same as period house in Holland'

london property

Can you guess how many billions worth of London homes are up for sale?

Can you guess how many billions worth of London homes are up for sale?

Leasehold Reform Bill passes — but without a ground rent cap

Leasehold Reform Bill passes — but without a ground rent cap

What could the General Election mean for London house prices?

Buying & Mortgages

What could the General Election mean for London house prices?

London house prices drop 3.4% on average — but not in these few areas

London house prices drop 3.4% on average — but not in these few areas

15 appealing new builds for sale — all within half a mile of a station

Buying & Mortgages

15 appealing new builds for sale — all within half a mile of a station

Which period properties are most desirable for house hunters?

Which period properties are most desirable for house hunters?

Explosive new trailer for Buying London features high heels and drama

Explosive new trailer for Buying London features high heels and drama

One in ten London leaseholders considering selling up over high costs

One in ten London leaseholders considering selling up over high costs

Comment: 'We deserve more than reheated housing ideas and AI slop'

Comment: 'We deserve more than reheated housing ideas and AI slop'

Tory pledge to revive Help to Buy scheme is 'devoid of imagination'

Tory pledge to revive Help to Buy scheme is 'devoid of imagination'

Property with 50-person WW2 air raid shelter for sale in Cornwall

Property with 50-person WW2 air raid shelter for sale in Cornwall

Labour pledges 'Freedom to Buy' mortgage guarantee scheme extension

Labour pledges 'Freedom to Buy' mortgage guarantee scheme extension

Flat with 'private cave cinema room' for sale for £300,000

Flat with 'private cave cinema room' for sale for £300,000

Flat in warehouse on the site of a gupowder factory for sale at £750k

Flat in warehouse on the site of a gupowder factory for sale at £750k

484-year-old Tudor manor for sale for the first time in 30 years

484-year-old Tudor manor for sale for the first time in 30 years

Comment: 'Housing policy is for life, not just a general election'

Comment: 'Housing policy is for life, not just a general election'