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Everything London's first-time buyers need to know to get on the ladder in 2026

From new builds to no-deposit mortgages, here’s how hopeful first-time buyers can make the most of falling house prices

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This 'Invisible' Design Rule Is What Makes a Good Room Just Click — Psychologists and Designers Swear By It

The Gestalt theory and its application within interior design is an extensive topic. Here, designers explain its positive impact within the spaces we inhabit

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Deceptive skinny house with spacious modern home hidden behind for sale for £850k

Julia Jude had no idea what to do with her overgrown back garden - until she decided to build a house on it

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Sam and Aaron Taylor-Johnson's former City home on sale for £6m

This secret warehouse conversion in the City has an illustrious past, featuring film-makers and the Pet Shop Boys

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Tanner, baker, former bookmaker: ten unusual homes for sale in London's most storied buildings, from £425,000

These former factories, warehouses and workshops are just the thing for those in pursuit of a one-of-a-kind home

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Best of both worlds? Ten historic homes with creative modern extensions, from Kennington to Kingston Vale

These creatively extended, stitched and souped-up historic homes mirror the glorious mishmash of London itself

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Home is where the art is: bright, gallery-like houses and flats for sale from Bethnal Green to Battersea

Just the thing for an aspiring collector, these London homes have a distinctly museum-like mood

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Nine of the best unique trophy homes for sale in London — including this £3.5m Gothic pile in Highgate

London is full of incredible architecture, but truly unique homes don’t come to market all that often.

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'I didn’t want to have a normal house': Grand Designs home hits the market for just £550,000

Maite Alegre fulfilled her lifelong dream of building her own home at Graven Hill. Now it’s looking for a new owner

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Pint-sized treasures: our pick of the best small homes on the market now, from Kentish Town to Kennington

Charmingly unconventional, these small-but-mighty studios, cottages and micro homes prove size isn’t everything

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Rocket Pan? Clerkenwell flat with Elton John's hand-me-down purple kitchen on the market for £3.75m

Janet Street Porter was gifted her superstar pal’s old kitchen when she reached the limit of her home renovation budget

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'It's such a joy': Architect Ted Cullinan's self-built Camden home on sale for £1.3m for the first time

British architect Ted Cullinan designed and built his own family home in north west London. Now it’s looking for a new owner

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Kiss me quick! The best seaside commuter homes, from Dungeness to Camber Sands

Enjoy the best of both worlds with these homes in spirited seaside settings that are also within commuting distance of the capital

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Heart of the action: the best Zone 1 homes on the market now, from King's Cross to Kennington

Live among the landmarks with these characterful Zone 1 homes — all a short stroll from pubs, parks and top transport links

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Not so long to London: Five Chipping Norton homes to live like Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce on the Eras tour

With Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce rumoured to be renting in the Cotswolds, here are some high-end homes they could consider for a permanent move

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Coast or countryside? 15 appealing family homes for sale in commuter hotspots — all £500k or less

If you have around half a million to spend, these character homes offer new horizons in a crop of commuter hotspots

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Here comes the sun? 20 homes with private, picture-perfect roof terraces for sale now

Low-maintenance but ripe with lounging potential, the rooftop garden is a safe haven come summer

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15 appealing new builds homes for sale in London — all within walking distance of a station

Back in the office? These box-fresh schemes are within half a mile of Tube or Overground connections

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Ten remarkable homes for sale on ordinary London streets, from Stepney to St Margarets

Tucked away on unexceptional roads or behind modest façades, these London dream homes are deliciously deceptive

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15 London homes for sale with souped-up garden rooms, from birch ply offices to mini cinemas

The garden shed’s got nothing on these swanky studios, which add square footage without disruptive renovation works

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‘A house that tickles your heart with delicate fingers’: rare International Modernist home for sale for £2.2m

The owners of 30 Avenue Road have lived there for 26 years — now, they are looking for a new owner for their beautifully preserved property

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Ten of the most characterful commuter new builds for sale now – from Surbiton to St Albans

From a beachfront flat to a future-proof Passivhaus, these boutique schemes and standalone homes are an antidote to identikit estates

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The best ex-council homes for sale in London under £750,000, from Bow and Brixton to Notting Hill

Solid walls, sensible layouts and service charges that don’t require a double take — London’s ex-local authority homes are quickly shedding any lingering stigma

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Two-beds with benefits: flats and houses with extra features from Stockwell to Strawberry Hill

The dream living situation for Dinkys — two bedrooms and a little something extra, be it a study, roof terrace or walk-in wine room. Here are nine of the best properties with perks

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Why your EPC rating matters – plus ten heat-smart London homes on the market now

Old cavity walls and draughty frames are no match for a cold snap. These heat-smart homes have an EPC rating of A or B to help you survive the deep freeze

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