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Ruth Bloomfield

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Property News

The Elizabeth line area attracting buyers from Camden and Hackney

This well-connected west London area has change on the horizon

Jul 6, 2022
Celebrity homes

Adele’s mega mansion property portfolio — from London to Beverly Hills

Ahead of Adele’s much-anticipated London return tonight, we take a tour of the megastar’s property portfolio — from her first Tottenham flat to Sly Stallone’s estate.

Jul 4, 2022
Buying & Mortgages

‘Try before you buy’ tactic paid off for this Bermondsey homeowner

‘Try before you buy’ was Tanishq Jain’s tactic when choosing a new London neighbourhood to buy in.

Jul 4, 2022
Interiors

Inside London’s hippest houseboat on sale for £1.8 million

The former Dutch cargo vessel, lovingly converted by an architect couple, has its own cinema and prized long-term moorings at Battersea’s Oyster Pier

Jul 1, 2022
Where to live

Where to find the cheapest homes to buy in zones 2, 3 and 4

From Peckham to Plaistow, we’ve scoured the data to pinpoint the neighbourhoods where buyers looking for a flat or a house can find the best value in London’s inner travel zones

Jul 1, 2022
Buying & Mortgages

Will Halifax’s new 95% mortgage help Londoners get on property ladder?

The mortgage is only available on new-build houses costing less than £570,000, of which there are less than 12 currently for sale in London

Jul 1, 2022
Where to live

‘We thought we were Londoners for life until a chance day trip away’

Chloe and Kyle Seeley fell in love with Dickens’ former hometown of Rochester when they visited on a day trip back in 2019.

Jul 1, 2022
Property News

The five west London Crossrail areas with the lowest house prices

House-hunters wanting to live on the Crossrail route should target their search in these west London hotspots

Jun 30, 2022
Where to live

Why this north-east London neighbourhood is the land Crossrail forgot

There might not be huge change on the horizon, but this north-east London suburb has much for homebuyers to like.

Jun 30, 2022
Property News

‘We lost over £40k in fire but the developers still aren’t paying up’

Just like Grenfell Tower, the Worcester Park development lacked adequate cavity barriers to prevent the spread of fire. It burnt down in 2019.

Jun 28, 2022
Interiors

Our extension was craned in turning a poky studio into an airy one-bed

Building their new extension off-site shaved weeks off Christian Brailey and Faye Johnson’s mammoth renovation — and kept the new neighbours on side

Jun 22, 2022
Property News

Five east London Elizabeth line areas with house prices below £500k

There are still areas along the shiny new Crossrail route where house-hunters can find a property for under £500,000.

Jun 20, 2022
Property News

‘Years into the cladding crisis, our flat may still be dangerous’

Stuck in an unsellable one-bedroom home, Zoe Bartley tells Ruth Bloomfield how her family of five and two pets are coping.

Jun 15, 2022
Interiors

‘We turned a rabbit warren into our dream home with a pink kitchen’

Richard Sorger and Gareth Williams waited 12 years to renovate their Dalston house, turning a rabbit warren of rooms into an open plan home

Jun 15, 2022
Where to live

‘We left London to rent in Zone 6 — now we have the best of both’

Candice and Barry Quinn swapped their West Hampstead flat to rent at the far end of the Metropolitan Line.

Jun 14, 2022
Buying & Mortgages

How this couple bought their own London home before turning 30

Location and WFH space were key for first-time buyers Sajini Kuruppu and Nisal Karunadhara.

Jun 13, 2022
Property News

Water mill home listed for sale for the first time in 180 years

In addition to the converted water mill, the Bucks estate for sale has a two-bedroom windmill in the garden

Jun 10, 2022
Where to live

Four pretty, countryside locations for exiting London homebuyers

Exchanging the capital for a breath of fresh air doesn’t have to be dull. Ruth Bloomfield hears from the ex-Londoners who have cracked the countryside code

Jun 8, 2022
Where to live

‘We sold our London home for a seaside doer-upper four times the size’

When Leanne Fraser was made redundant during the pandemic, it was the catalyst she needed to retrain and move her family to live by the sea.

Jun 6, 2022
Property News

The Elizabeth line stops with greatest house price growth

Londoners who bought on Crossrail’s top stops are enjoying record price growth as the Elizabeth line finally opens.

Jun 1, 2022
Property News

The cheapest places to buy a house or a flat along the Elizabeth line

The cheapest locations are all on the east and south-east London sections of the Elizabeth line, in key areas with average houses under £500,000 and flats under £250,000. Here’s where to start your search.

Jun 1, 2022