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Turning a rundown north London house into a pink palace helped me heal

Interiors Turning a rundown north London house into a pink palace helped me heal

London's future new homes hotspots from Hounslow to Barking

London's future new homes hotspots from Hounslow to Barking

Second steppers ‘face biggest gap on record to trade up to next home’

Buying & Mortgages

Second steppers ‘face biggest gap on record to trade up to next home’

Kate Moss’s property empire — from St John's Wood to the Cotswolds

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Kate Moss’s property empire — from St John's Wood to the Cotswolds

One of London's oldest surviving houses for sale for £4.6 million

One of London's oldest surviving houses for sale for £4.6 million

property news

Bucks house built by Liberty store founder for sale for £4.25m

Bucks house built by Liberty store founder for sale for £4.25m

Average price tag on a home jumped by around £3,000 in March

Average price tag on a home jumped by around £3,000 in March

Housing market ‘struggling for momentum amid global uncertainty’

Housing market ‘struggling for momentum amid global uncertainty’

Peter Mandelson's property portfolio — from Camden to Wiltshire

Peter Mandelson's property portfolio — from Camden to Wiltshire

Property News The big slump: Is London's property market in crisis?

Hackney micro-flat for rent for £750 a month doesn't have a kitchen

Hackney micro-flat for rent for £750 a month doesn't have a kitchen

Welsh private island for sale for less than the price of a London flat

Welsh private island for sale for less than the price of a London flat

Nearly half of London home sales in January were to first-time buyers

Nearly half of London home sales in January were to first-time buyers

Cyber attack chaos still disrupting home sales in two London boroughs

Cyber attack chaos still disrupting home sales in two London boroughs

celebrity homes

Jessie Buckley's homes — from an east London flat to a Norfolk manor

Celebrity homes

Jessie Buckley's homes — from an east London flat to a Norfolk manor

Rihanna's high-security property empire — from London to Beverly Hills

Celebrity homes

Rihanna's high-security property empire — from London to Beverly Hills

Roger Moore's Belgravia pad on the market for £5.75 million

Celebrity homes

Roger Moore's Belgravia pad on the market for £5.75 million

365 Property Girl: Charli xcx’s homes, from LA to a Hackney bolthole

Celebrity homes

365 Property Girl: Charli xcx’s homes, from LA to a Hackney bolthole

Where to live

London leaver: 'People are so much friendlier beyond the M25'

Where to live London leaver: 'People are so much friendlier beyond the M25'

The best commuter towns less than an hour from London

The best commuter towns less than an hour from London

'My five-bed house in Scotland cost the same as a London flat deposit'

'My five-bed house in Scotland cost the same as a London flat deposit'

We swapped a £695k London flat for a €1.2m villa near Lisbon

We swapped a £695k London flat for a €1.2m villa near Lisbon

The lesser known 'Northwolds' — Cotswolds charm without the price tag

The lesser known 'Northwolds' — Cotswolds charm without the price tag

Renting

Buying & Mortgages

Average 'shelf life' of a mortgage is now just two weeks

Buying & Mortgages

Average 'shelf life' of a mortgage is now just two weeks

Worried about mortgage rate rises? Here's what to do now

Buying & Mortgages

Worried about mortgage rate rises? Here's what to do now

Flurry of mortgage rate hikes in more ‘unwelcome news’ for homeowners

Buying & Mortgages

Flurry of mortgage rate hikes in more ‘unwelcome news’ for homeowners

Buying your first home in London: the 2026 guide

Buying your first home in London: the 2026 guide

Mortgage approvals to home buyers dipped to two-year low in January

Buying & Mortgages

Mortgage approvals to home buyers dipped to two-year low in January

9 things people miss on viewings which can turn into pricey problems

Buying & Mortgages

9 things people miss on viewings which can turn into pricey problems

interiors

Treasure-trove Clerkenwell flat listed for rent for £5,000 a week

Treasure-trove Clerkenwell flat listed for rent for £5,000 a week

Fustok’s apartment — complete with his gallery-level art collection — is for rent with Sotheby’s International Realty for £5,000 per week

Inside fashion designer Molly Russell's riotously vibrant Hackney home

Inside fashion designer Molly Russell's riotously vibrant Hackney home

Modernist house in Greenwich with underground tunnels for sale for £4m

Modernist house in Greenwich with underground tunnels for sale for £4m

'How I transformed a rental flat with a two-hour colour masterclass'

'How I transformed a rental flat with a two-hour colour masterclass'

The new design hotspots and art fairs to visit in London in March

The new design hotspots and art fairs to visit in London in March

RIBA Awards London shortlist spans council homes to super-luxe flats

RIBA Awards London shortlist spans council homes to super-luxe flats

'I couldn't find an accessible property, so I decided to build my own'

'I couldn't find an accessible property, so I decided to build my own'

The best vintage markets and interiors collabs in London in February

The best vintage markets and interiors collabs in London in February

gardening

Cath Kidston's former garden is a masterclass in order and simplicity

Cath Kidston's former garden is a masterclass in order and simplicity

Ideas for tiny London gardens: mirrors, large plants and black paint

Ideas for tiny London gardens: mirrors, large plants and black paint

The ultimate guide to planting a city garden full of colour all year

The ultimate guide to planting a city garden full of colour all year

The rise of the 'spa-den': sauna culture is taking over London gardens

The rise of the 'spa-den': sauna culture is taking over London gardens

comment

Comment: ‘Guzundering craze is the canary in London's mouldy coalmine’

Comment: ‘Guzundering craze is the canary in London's mouldy coalmine’

'Having your rental deposit held hostage? Here's how to fight back'

'Having your rental deposit held hostage? Here's how to fight back'

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

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

Comment: 'Instability at home puts children at risk'

Comment: 'Instability at home puts children at risk'

luxury

£7m flat on Southbank listed for same price it was bought for in 2020

Luxury £7m flat on Southbank listed for same price it was bought for in 2020

Former royal residence in Mayfair available to rent for £1.3m a year

Former royal residence in Mayfair available to rent for £1.3m a year

Behind locked doors: the secret lives of London's mega mansions

Behind locked doors: the secret lives of London's mega mansions

Number of property millionaires in London hits record high

Number of property millionaires in London hits record high

'Why is London's luxury property market in a turn-key frenzy?'

'Why is London's luxury property market in a turn-key frenzy?'

homes abroad

Elite French golf estate to get Six Senses hotel and residences

Where to live Elite French golf estate to get Six Senses hotel and residences

Everything you need to know about Golden Visas, from Turkey to Antigua

Everything you need to know about Golden Visas, from Turkey to Antigua

'We lived in a van in south London to save for our move to Portugal’

'We lived in a van in south London to save for our move to Portugal’

'I swapped London for a tiny Portuguese village after two trips there'

'I swapped London for a tiny Portuguese village after two trips there'

Fairytale 30-room chateaux for sale for the price of a London terrace

Fairytale 30-room chateaux for sale for the price of a London terrace

london property

Raye's property portfolio — from south London council estate to LA

Celebrity homes

Raye's property portfolio — from south London council estate to LA

Paul Mescal's property portfolio: from north London to West Cork

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Paul Mescal's property portfolio: from north London to West Cork

North London area that's underrated, understated and outperforming

North London area that's underrated, understated and outperforming

Comment: 'Wealthy London buyers and owners undeterred by mansion tax'

Comment: 'Wealthy London buyers and owners undeterred by mansion tax'

Joey Essex's Chigwell home for sale for £2.75m following move to Dubai

Celebrity homes

Joey Essex's Chigwell home for sale for £2.75m following move to Dubai

The London postcodes seeing the biggest property price discounts

The London postcodes seeing the biggest property price discounts

Everything first-time buyers need to know to get on the ladder in 2026

Buying & Mortgages

Everything first-time buyers need to know to get on the ladder in 2026

Here's how long it takes London first-time buyers to save a deposit

Here's how long it takes London first-time buyers to save a deposit

'We dreamed of moving to France so we applied to win a £250k château'

'We dreamed of moving to France so we applied to win a £250k château'

New home registrations in London plunged by 27 per cent last year

New home registrations in London plunged by 27 per cent last year

House price growth picked up last month with further recovery expected

House price growth picked up last month with further recovery expected

What is ground rent? Everything you need to know

Buying & Mortgages

What is ground rent? Everything you need to know

Around 500,000 London homeowners will save with cap on ground rents

Around 500,000 London homeowners will save with cap on ground rents

St Leonards cannabis farm to go to auction for £180,000 next month

St Leonards cannabis farm to go to auction for £180,000 next month

Five tips for first-time buyers hoping to get on the property ladder

Buying & Mortgages

Five tips for first-time buyers hoping to get on the property ladder

The perfect storm fuelling London’s housebuilding crisis

The perfect storm fuelling London’s housebuilding crisis