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<p>2 Well Street has been in the same family for well over a century</p>
Property News

Never sold Hampstead townhouse up for auction is ‘unique opportunity’

The terraced townhouse moments from Hampstead Heath has been in the same family since it was built – and could be a relative bargain for the right buyer

<p>The average time to find a buyer in London is up to 70 days, from 57 days last year </p>
Property News

London house prices to ‘fall 10 per cent this year’ warns UK economist

London buyers will be particularly vulnerable to a slump as interest rate rises on large loans push up mortgage payments

Property News

20 of London’s prettiest houseboats for sale now from just £15k

Converts will tell you it’s not all plain sailing, but life on London’s waterways comes into its own as the weather warms up

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Revealed: the most expensive place to buy a seaside home in the UK

Salcombe in Devon has topped Halifax’s annual comparison of property prices in seaside towns.

Property News

Who is secretly leaving ‘gifts’ on London houseboats — and why?

Canal boaters have found food — among other things — left on their homes. The question is: who is behind it? And why is it happening?

Property News

When will the housing crisis be bad enough for action to be taken?

Building new homes is not the sole solution to the housing affordability crisis but it’s part of it — so how can we make it happen?

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Where to live

Dermot Murnaghan’s local’s guide to ‘London’s best place to live’

Broadcaster Dermot Murnaghan settled in the north London neighbourhood, named as this year’s best place to live in London, two decades ago. Here’s why he loves his area

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

Bettina Ceramica founder Natalie Sytner on her sociable London area

Bettina Ceramica founder Natalie Sytner moved to the area six years ago to raise her children. Here’s what she loves about the friendly north-west London neighbourhood

Where to live

‘I swapped renting in Clapham for a penthouse in the Lake District’

A home in the Lake District, and a fresh start, all for around the same monthly costs as a room in Clapham

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Renting

London rents fall slightly amid warnings of further price spikes ahead

Data shows a third consecutive month of falling letting costs but where in the capital is seeing the fastest drops and could some geographical cost lines be redrawn?

Renting

Renting in London: every borough ranked by (un)affordability

Median rents across Greater London are now more than half of the median salary, according to new data

Renting

Renters who complain about disrepair are 89% more likely to be evicted

New research from Shelter has found that 81 per cent of private renters have had issues with their accommodation in the past year, but are afraid to raise complaints.

Renting

Comment: ‘evicting tenants faster won’t stop anti-social behaviour’

Tenants’ rights must not get sidelined by proposed eviction changes

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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

Interiors

London couple list lovingly restored narrowboat on eBay for £55,000

Jessy and Alex bought their boat in 2019 and renovated it during lockdown.

Interiors

Bold Finsbury Park flat transformation is a retro Nineties throwback

Designer Alex Holloway’s Finsbury Park flat shows even first-time renovators don’t need to play it safe

Luxury
Luxury

Inside Shangri-La The Shard’s new architecture package

Introduced in November 2022, Shangri-La The Shard has collaborated with charity Open City to create a self-guided audio tour and overnight stay package for architecture lovers.

Luxury

Kensington penthouse with a flat-within-a-flat is for sale for £16m

A seven-bedroom penthouse near Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park comes with a separate two-bedroom flat

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