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<p>10 Lyndhurst Road is just a few doors from where Richard Burton lived in the 1950s </p>
Property News

Mouldy ‘unmortgageable’ Belsize Park home to go to auction today

The terraced home close to Hampstead Heath is going to auction with a reserve price close to £1 million despite its run-down condition

<p>Inside Kinland’s Bristow Mews development</p>
Property News

Meet the hipster developers fighting to build boutique homes in London

Catering to an affluent design-minded crowd, these next-generation developers believe that craft and sustainability can be financially viable

Celebrity homes

Taylor Swift reportedly house hunting in Hampstead and St John’s Wood

The popstar is said to be looking for a period property with a garden in Hampstead or St John’s Wood.

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Property News

The sky’s the limit? Battle to build rooftop homes in London rages on

With plots in short supply, experts look to airspace to solve London’s housing crisis — much to residents’ horror

Renting

Third of London renters hit by bill hike of at least 10 per cent

London tenants saw their rents increase by an average of 12 per cent in the year to February

Property News

Ten houses and flats for sale in Zone 1 — all under £1 million

All priced well below the average cost of a home in Zone 1, these central properties will position you at the heart of the action

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Where to live

The Traitors’ Wilfred Webster on his green, friendly north London area

The Traitors’ finalist Wilfred Webster has lived in Enfield for four years. He explains why he’d never betray his friendly north London area

Where to live

London leavers: ‘People actually have time to chat to you here’

Sofia and her family moved to Folkestone in 2016, where they initially bought a six-bedroom house for £315,000.

Where to live

Meet the UK buyers who bought €1 houses in Italy

Over 60 Italian municipalities are selling houses for the symbolic price of a Euro. Meet the people who pursued their Italian dreams

Where to live

Sex Pistol Glen Matlock on why home is forever the Maida Vale triangle

Musician and former Sex Pistol Glen Matlock has lived in Maida Vale for 46 years. Here’s why he has no plans to leave just yet

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Renting

Comment: ‘landlords shouldn’t raise rents if they can afford not to’

Achieving ‘market rent’ shouldn’t be all that landlords are aiming for

Renting

Commuter areas where London renters save most — even after train fares

‘Inner commuter belt’ areas offering the highest savings for exiting tenants compared to the cost of renting in Greater London

Property News

H&P comment: ‘Unlocking unused space is part of the housing solution’

Any plan to fix the London property market requires a broader approach than just talking housing targets

Renting

Wealthy renters in London mean rent hikes are outpacing salary rises

Tenant salaries are rising faster than rent price increases as average earners are pushed out of the inner city

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Interiors

The London couple who spent their house deposit on a van to live in

Robert and Mariona found that rising house prices and interest rates were narrowing their options. They decided to put saving for a house on hold to pursue their dream of living nomadically.

Interiors

Interior Design Masters episode 2: riotous classroom task ups the ante

The design competition continued last night with a whimsical challenge that rewarded the biggest imaginations (and possibly the parents)

Interiors

Inside a tiny Peckham ‘half-house’ redesigned for a growing family

How one Peckham half-house was totally transformed to meet the needs of a growing family with big ideas

Luxury
Luxury

Belgravia former home of Greek Royal family listed for £39.5 million

The palatial Eaton Square townhouse was once home to Prince Philip’s cousin, Princess Katherine of Greece, who lived in London as Lady Katherine Brandram

Luxury

Britain’s most expensive house for sale for £250 million

The Holme in Regent’s Park has been put on the market for £250 million, and could become the most expensive property ever sold in the UK.

Luxury

Controversial semi-subterranean Kensington house for sale for £44m

Conspicuous among its stucco-fronted neighbours, this ultra-modern home received a cool reception from locals when it was built 15 years ago