Guess who owns world's most expensive apartments? Naomi Campbell's boyfriend, naturally! Multimillionaires of London's One Hyde Park revealed for the first time

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Rare boost for Osborne as tax raid on multi-million pound mansions raises 50% MORE than he expected

George Osborne introduced the stamp duty increase for homes worth more than £2million in last year's Budget

Amid growing calls for an eye-catching Budget this month, the Chancellor's move to increase stamp duty on homes worth more than £2million rakes in an estimated £223million.

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Tycoon accused of taking £300m from British investors faces freeze on assets after failing to build luxury homes

David Ames is alleged to have collected millions of pounds for ambitious building projects in the Caribbean and Brazil

Harlequin Property, run by former bankrupt David Ames, is alleged to have collected millions for ambitious building projects in the Caribbean and Brazil, and used tennis star Pat Cash in its promotional materials.

A tale of two nations: Rise in value of a London flat enough to buy a house in the North

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Homeowners in Kensington and Chelsea, West London, saw the worth of their properties rise by enough to pay for an entire house in many UK regions.

It's a £100m home win: Abramovich victorious in planning battle to link his 17th century mansion with two houses and dig out huge basement

Roman Abramovich plans to knock three houses together to create a £100m home

The 46-year-old tycoon aims to start work immediately linking his 17th century house to two adjacent properties in Chelsea, central London.

Neighbours steamed up over spa under Robert Louis Stevenson's lawn: Anger at plans to build pool under historic garden

Debbie Dove says she has been harassed by neighbours over her plans to build an underground spa at her Hampstead home, pictured,

Debbie Dove claims she is being harassed by neighbours angered at her plans to build an underground spa beneath the Hampstead garden that used to belong to the Treasure Island author.

3,000 Britons fall victim to £250million fantasy villa fiasco: Holiday home scheme promoted by Pat Cash investigated by fraud police

Big Hitter: Tennis ace Pat Cash's name is used in promotions for the Caribbean property scheme run by Essex-based Harlequin Property, which is now facing legal action

Investors say they fear financial calamity after being persuaded by pension advisers to put large sums into a Caribbean property scheme which uses tennis ace Pat Cash in its promotions.

Bringing down the house: Bulldozers make light work of £1m of houses as five seaside chalets are demolished after huge landslides

A bulldozer makes light work of the demolition work as it grabs wood and wires from one of the chalets

Five huts were today cleared from the bottom of cliffs in Lyme Regis, Dorset, after they were condemned when a 500 ton landslide pushed them forwards.

Bronte fans in uproar after council fails to buy home where sisters grew up before it was sold

The house in Market Street, Thornton, Bradford

The Bronte Birthplace Trust tried to persuade Bradford Council to buy the four-bed terrace in Thornton, West Yorkshire, (left) so it could be turned into a museum. But the house has already been sold.

Our pad's just purrr-fect! Cats that have the run of £105,000 home after their owner was admitted to hospital

Animal lovers: Michael and Shirley Maynard set up a charity for cats in their home

The cats have had the run of this modest £105,000 property – cared for by a team of visiting volunteers - since owner Michael Maynard, of Littleover, Derby, died and his wife Shirley Maynard was admitted to hospital.

Purr-fect solution to litterbox blues: Amazing invention allows cats to learn to use the toilet like a human

Jo Lapidge came up with the novel idea after watching a scene in a film showing a cat using a lavatory

Who needs a boyfriend when you have this machine-washable substitute? Snuggle up to a hug-shaped man pillow this Christmas

Who needs a boyfriend when you have this machine-washable substitute? Snuggle up to a hug-shaped man pillow this Christmas

There's no need to feel lonely this Christmas, whether you have a man in your life or not. All those hunting for a burly pair of arms to snuggle into at night need search no more...thanks to the Boyfriend Pillow.

Living in a bubble: The 'quiet retreat' you can set up at the park, in the house... or even hang from a tree

Time to yourself: The Cocoon 1 creates a space for relaxation that can be transported into any environment

The Cocoon 1 is a human-sized bubble, described as a 'place of retreat' for people who want a bit of peace but don't want to be completely out of touch.

Gran designs: From bobbins to buttons, the crafty styles your grandmother will love

Old-style crafts are most certainly in vogue. Snurk Granny bed linen set, from £70, and Lily crochet rug, £375, heals.co.uk

Old-style crafts with a modern twist are very much in vogue, and 'Granny Chic' is the latest buzz-phrase for interiors.

Trading places: Alicia Keys and husband Swizz Beats sell luxury New York apartment ahead of move to suburban mansion

Alicia Keys has sold the New York apartment she shares with husband Swizz Beats ahead of the couple's move to the suburbs

No more understatement: Ted Kennedy's classic $10m home will be TORN DOWN and replaced with $45m chateau by developers

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Inside Michael Jordan's new $2.8million mansion with six bedrooms, eight bathrooms... but it doesn't have a basketball court

The property is just 22 miles from where the team he owns, the Bobcats, play

The basketball great spent most of his childhood in North Carolina, played for the North Carolina Tar Heels and is now the majority owner of the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats.

Beware horseheads in the bed: Beverly Hills mansion in which infamous Godfather scene was shot and Kennedys had their honeymoon is up for rent (for $600,000 a month)

Secrets: If the walls could talk this mansion could share the honeymoon secrets of John F. Kennedy as well as describe playing host to the infamous 'horse's head' moment in The Godfather

Beverly House is a 29-bedroom property nestled in the middle of the world famous 90210 postcode just a few streets from Sunset Boulevard.

Who needs an Oscar? Tommy Lee Jones puts his 'spare' polo pony ranch on the market for almost $27 million

Who needs an Oscar? Tommy Lee Jones outs his 'spare' polo pony ranch on the market for almost $27 million

Going for real estate gold. He may have missed out on a Oscar but Tommy Lee Jones is hoping to win big by selling his polo ranch for $22 million more than he bought it for.