The third floor balcony on Stanhope Gardens, near Gloucester Road, was listed for £50,000 in July. It is in the process of being sold for £35,000

Simon Squibb made headlines when he bought a Twickenham staircase at auction for £25,000 in August. Now, he is turning it into a hotspot for budding entrepreneurs

Amidst reports of falling house prices and market slowdown, is now really a good time to put your home on the market? Property experts offer their opinions

From programming 69,000 lightbulbs individually to a Christmas tradition spanning 40 years, we spoke to Londoners decorating their homes for good causes and have rounded up the most jaw-dropping displays around the capital

The Algarve has long been popular with British retirees. Now, it is attracting a crowd of younger workers - and exciting new developments

Here are nine things buyers should avoid, according to property experts

The former Varzay station was sold by SNCF in the late Nineties

The wood panelling in the Baronial hall was re-used from the House of Lords, which was being refurbished at the time

TV chef and luxury event planner Bola Obileye is in love with Hadley Wood. She tells Emma Magnus why living on the edge of London offers the best of both worlds

The airspace above a three-storey terraced building on Northcote Road is offered with a 150-year lease and has the potential for residential development, says auctioneer Phillip Arnold

The gatehouse was built in the 16th century as part of Bolebroke Castle, Henry VIII's hunting lodge

Aldous Boathouse, on the banks of the Thames in Teddington, was built in 1874 and restored in 1999

Interested in starting your own cave community? The four properties can be purchased together, or for £33,900 each

The previous Great British Bake Off judge owned the house for more than 30 years and used it to film several cookery shows

John Graham, famous for his design and development of Harlow New Town, built Suncourt in 1960 and lived there until his death in 2021

Ever considered running away to the forest? Feresti, in northern Romania, might tempt you

Student loans nowhere near cover the cost of renting after a 20 per cent price rise

No request is too big or too strange when it comes to the ultra-rich. We talk to agents who find the homes with it all

New York-born gallerist Maureen Paley has lived in London’s East End for 46 years, running her Bethnal Green gallery since 1999

Frognal Rise House, on the corner of Frognal Rise and Lower Terrace, has been home to three generations of the same family since 1937, but is now on sale for £11 million