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Where to live

The London area in line to be one of Crossrail’s biggest beneficiaries

With the biggest drop in journey times to central London of any Elizabeth line station, this west London suburb is also seeing gradual investment.

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Gardening

How to save water while keeping your garden alive in a heatwave

Water responsibly and keep your garden flourishing in the heat with these essential tips

Where to live

We swapped London for the coast — but now miss the buzz of a big city

Swapping London for Southampton made a lot of sense for one couple. Here’s why, five years later, it could be time for another move.

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Celebrity homes

Here’s where Boris and Carrie may live when they leave Downing Street

The Johnsons will have to decide where to move to when they leave Number 10

Property News

Is your humble doorbell part of a mass surveillance network?

Peace of mind for householders or a lurch towards a surveillance state? Homes & Property weighs up these increasingly popular devices

Where to live

How a former ‘industrial dead zone’ is being transformed by Crossrail

Crossrail has transformed this east London area’s transport options, and ongoing regeneration is set to bring venues, gardens and schools.

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Where to live

‘London leavers can be tone deaf but housing crisis isn’t their fault’

Chirruping about the price of a pint outside London is not going to win you any friends

Where to live

Your guide to Notting Hill’s ‘more affordable, interesting’ neighbour

Charlie Porter is the founder of Tat London, a vintage and antique treasure shop. Here’s what Shepherd’s Bush has to offer beyond the Westfield Centre.

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

Where to live

‘I swapped a modernist palace in London for a new life in Ramsgate’

Emily Bradbury never thought she’d move, until bereavement made her reconsider city life.

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Renting

Renting in NYC: ‘There are horror stories but it’s easier than London’

One Londoner reveals what it’s like to search for a rental home in the Big Apple, and how it compares to Brixton.

Renting

London tenants to be allowed pets as part of planned rental reform

The government has published plans to forbid landlords from imposing ‘blanket bans’ on tenants having pets in their properties. What are the new rules and when might they come into effect?

Renting

‘No fault’ evictions to be banned as part of Renters Reform Bill

Here’s what you should know about the end of Section 21 evictions.

Where to live

‘Berlin has given me a lifestyle I could never have in London’

Renting may be cheaper but it can take up to a year to find a long-term home warn Berliners

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Interiors

‘I love the sunshine but London homes must be built to beat the heat’

We need to future-proof our buildings against extreme weather

Interiors

The six London homes in the running to be named House of the Year 2022

Of the 20 homes longlisted for House of the Year 2022, six are dotted across the capital. We take a tour.

Interiors

How to channel the Bloomsbury Set aesthetic in home interiors

Phoebe McDowell decorates a room of her own with Bloomsbury Group-inspired homewares. If it’s good enough for Kim Jones at Dior...

Luxury
Luxury

Commuter belt vineyards sell for record prices

The epicentre of the English wine industry is within a few hours of London and it’s growing fast

Celebrity homes

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s former LA home is for sale for £1.42m

The one-bedroom apartment is located inside the historic Eastern Columbia Building, where Depp once owned five penthouses.

Property News

Three metre-wide skinny house in Hackney on sale for £1.3 million

This converted coach house is priced more than double the London average per square foot