Homes & Property
New homes in university hotspots
University towns are the new hotspots with prices rising 70 per cent in a decade. Buy now and the rent will pay your mortgage.
Property insider: Covent Garden
Covent Garden, in the heart of London's vibrant theatreland, is famous for its Italian-style piazza packed with crowd-drawing street performers, but this central London hotspot is now attracting a wide range of homebuyers.
Spotlight on Kensington
Fine period houses, spacious flats, smart shops and restaurants and a good choice of private schools has made Kensington one of London's choicest locations for international buyers and wealthy professionals.
Commuter villages off the M40
The towns and villages off the M40 all benefit from a stream of wealth trickling out of the capital. Our property expert finds the best plots.
Design trends: work mates
The latest smart appliances make life easier — from steam-generator irons that help you do the job in half the time to robots that vacuum while you’re out at work.
Find a rated tradesman
Want to add value to your property, make your house a home, or sell your place fast? With 1,000s of tradesmen nationwide, rated and recommended by previous customers, this is the smart way to find a reputable tradesman.
Buy of the week: St John's Hill, SW11
This former retail space in Clapham has been transformed into lateral living with three bedrooms, a study, an impressive 40ft open-plan kitchen/dining and reception room and a private patio garden, for £850,000.
Swap of the week: Hail Weston, Cambs
This red-brick, Georgian pile is less than an hour away from London by train in the rural village setting of Hail Weston, Cambridgeshire, and has five bedrooms and a loft begging for conversion. Priced at £675,000.
Life-changer: Dover, Kent
If you’d like to run a seaside B&B then take £650,000 to the White Cliffs of Dover where this four-star guest house awaits new owners. The 10-bedroom Victorian house also comes with a self-contained flat.
Spotlight on Kensington
Fine period houses, spacious flats, smart shops and restaurants and a good choice of private schools has made Kensington one of London's choicest locations for international buyers and wealthy professionals.
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Property insider: Bayswater
Bayswater's leafy streets are lined with elegant Victorian mansions that have Hyde Park's 350 acres on their doorstep and smart shops and restaurants. Our local estate agent guides us through W2's most sought-after addresses.
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The live-work home revolution
With 40 per cent of businesses now operating from home, architects and planners are creating cutting-edge designs for the new live-work community.
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Homes gossip
Chigwell’s celebrity set has included the likes of Sir Alan Sugar and Ashley Cole. And with The Only Way Is Essex stars living in the area, including Mark Wright and Lauren Goodger, it is quickly becoming a paparazzi haunt.
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London's new property hotspots in 2011
Buying a home this year will take research and determination. But ever-changing London creates new property hotspots all the time - the key to finding the right new area is research.
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London's Open House festival
More than 700 buildings, talks, walks and even boat tours will be happening across London during this year's much-loved architectural festival.
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Little England must learn to think big
We have shameful shoebox homes, the smallest in Europe says an exclusive RIBA report. But we are growing up.
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London Design Festival 2011
The Union Jacks are flying high at this year's London Design Festival as British-based talent leads the world with innovation and flair at more than 280 events.
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Don't call anyone at Christmas
BT has announced a five per cent increase to its landline charges and call costs from December 2011.
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Pitching in to stop campers on agricultural land
A landowner is renting out his agricultural land to caravan campers for rallies. The council says it has no powers to stop caravan owners using this land if they have permission from the owner. Can the villagers do anything to stop this?
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Diary of an estate agent
Red lights don't stop deal going through for our South Kensington agent.
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London Design Festival 2011
The Union Jacks are flying high at this year's London Design Festival as British-based talent leads the world with innovation and flair at more than 280 events.
Property insider: Bayswater
Bayswater's leafy streets are lined with elegant Victorian mansions that have Hyde Park's 350 acres on their doorstep and smart shops and restaurants. Our local estate agent guides us through W2's most sought-after addresses.
Homes gossip
Chigwell’s celebrity set has included the likes of Sir Alan Sugar and Ashley Cole. And with The Only Way Is Essex stars living in the area, including Mark Wright and Lauren Goodger, it is quickly becoming a paparazzi haunt.
The live-work home revolution
With 40 per cent of businesses now operating from home, architects and planners are creating cutting-edge designs for the new live-work community.
September events diary
During September, the annual London Design Festival takes over the capital, with more than 250 events showcasing the latest in cutting edge design.Your home & garden
Design trends: work mates
The latest smart appliances make life easier — from steam-generator irons that help you do the job in half the time to robots that vacuum while you’re out at work.
Spotlight on Kensington
Money: hot tips
Don't call anyone at Christmas
BT has announced a five per cent increase to its landline charges and call costs from December 2011.
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Fantastic homeware offers
Don’t miss the great discounts in the H&P shop, while stocks last.
Property news
Faster broadband comes at ugly prices
An army of green metal broadband boxes is rapidly joining the ugly plastic wheelie bins outside London houses, and BT plans to install 52,000 for the whole of the UK by the end of the year.Pitching in to stop campers on agricultural land
A landowner is renting out his agricultural land to caravan campers for rallies. The council says it has no powers to stop caravan owners using this land if they have permission from the owner. Can the villagers do anything to stop this?Diary of an estate agent
Red lights don't stop deal going through for our South Kensington agent.Home improvements: need some help?
Find a rated tradesman
Want to add value to your property, make your house a home, or sell your place fast? With 1,000s of tradesmen nationwide, rated and recommended by previous customers, this is the smart way to find a reputable tradesman.H&P blogs
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