At the other end of the scale, Hillingdon, the second largest and most westerly borough, saw a 1.3 per cent drop in house prices, to an average of £453,300, an…
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Britain’s most expensive postcode for renters revealed — and it isn’t in London
by News Roomby News RoomThe most expensive postcode in the country for renters covers the desirable commuter town of Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire, where rents are dwarfing even the most exclusive areas of central London.…
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Moving tips: mirrors, crockery and tables are most likely breakages while moving home
by News Roomby News RoomNearly half (48 per cent) of people have had breakages to items while moving home, a survey has found. The most common number of items damaged during people’s total house…
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Secluded Essex island where Rihanna and Stormzy have recorded albums hits the market for £25 million
by News Roomby News RoomWant to start your own offshore community? Osea Island has 38 residential properties and its own village pub
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London leaver: ‘we swapped our Home Counties rental for a £485k four-bed house in Northamptonshire’
by News Roomby News RoomEven though she was born and bred in the London suburbs Reanne Witter jumped at the chance the pandemic gave her to try out a new life in the country,…
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Lock-keeper’s cottage on private island yours for the price of a London flat
by News Roomby News RoomAnchored between the villages of Bleasby (with a pub, crucially) and Fiskerton (with another pub and village shop), the cottage is a 20-minute drive from Newark Northgate station, from where…
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‘Excessive’ Battersea riverside tower block plans rejected by councillors
by News Roomby News RoomPlans for a controversial high-rise development on Battersea’s riverfront have been rejected by Wandsworth council, which will come as a relief to residents who have campaigned against the development and…
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From the Cotswolds to Miami: inside the many homes of the Beckhams
by News Roomby News RoomThe process, however, has not been without controversy. In 2015 when they applied for planning permission to add the gym and wine cellar, a neighbour argued that the project would…
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The five golden rules for getting an offer accepted on a house in London
by News Roomby News RoomDetermining the value of a home is an art, not a science. No pound-per-square-foot formula can be applied to a sleek penthouse flat with no outside space and a picturesque…
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Your passport to Pimlico Road: London’s under the radar interiors hotspot
by News Roomby News RoomBelgravia is a zone 1 enclave choc-full of contradictions. One of the most expensive residential pockets in the country, its highly desirable garden squares are lined with stately stucco townhouses…