How much every embassy in London is worth
Occupying some of the grandest buildings in town, London’s embassies are among its most desirable prime properties. We wanted to…
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What each political party has proposed for a mansion tax
The dust is settling on the party conference season and residential property was once again under the spotlight. Given the…
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Two Temple Place, Astor’s old home, is a London hidden gem
One of my favourite buildings in London is the old Astor Estate Office in Temple Place. It has been for…
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Clive Aslet recalls a building of uncertain architectural provenance but extreme beauty and fascinating history One of my favourite buildings…
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Take advantage of the châteaux market plunge
Châteaux exist to impress. While some were built as a warmongering deterrent, others were built as a statement of prestige.…
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The past, present and uncertain future of London’s great estates
I’d wager there’s not much that connects the mad, misused 17th-century heiress Mary Davies and Lindsay Lohan, 21st-century starlet manquée…
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The aristocratic owners of London’s great estates – Grosvenor, Cadogan and more – shaped the city as we know it.…
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Luxurious six-bedroom Primrose Hill house for sale
Elsworthy Road, Primrose Hill, London NW3Guide Price £19,850,000 FreeholdEPC/C An exceptional opportunity to purchase a substantial newly refurbished detached residence…
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‘Smallest house in the world’ goes on sale in Barnsbury for £275k
Author: Aoife Moriarty Despite a Halifax survey claiming a ‘cooling off’ in house prices today, a rather chucklesome example of…
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Where are Britain’s most expensive streets?
Author: Zahra Al-Kateb In the latest Property Rich List 2014 from Zoopla, Kensington Palace Gardens has been named as Britain’s…
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Why are so many prime properties in central London lying vacant?
Would you leave your Ferrari out on the street for months on end, unused and gathering dust? Probably not. Yet…
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How Prime London property helps fund affordable housing, not wreck it
There is a familiar refrain in certain sections of the media and the political class revolving around how purchasers of…
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Sale of Magna Carta Island answers an 800-year-old question
The debate over the significance of the Magna Carta has rumbled on for centuries, but has anyone considered (as the…
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A new way to make money in London property – make flats back into houses
In the days when Woolworths sold everything for sixpence it used to be possible to buy large items in stages.…
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Luxury property investors look to Sardinia and the Emerald Coast
The diverse regions of Italy all have that certain something that makes them truly unique.Sardinia is the second largest island…
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Could Shoreditch luxury property overtake Mayfair?
The riches are in the East for those looking for treasure – but this time we mean East London, not…
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Duke of Devonshire says England’s country houses past crisis point
After over a century of their destruction through death, debt and divorce, England’s country houses have never been safer, according…
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Duke of Devonshire says England's country houses past crisis point
Talking on Monday at Art Antiques London about Chatsworth, the duke explained the difference between the lowest point for historic…
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How rich kids lost their footing on London’s property ladder
For the young and privileged recent graduate, the berserk London property market represents a cold harsh dose of reality as…
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No one will pity James from Surrey. He can no longer afford a nice one-bed in Notting Hill, perfect for…
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