Ruth Bloomfield
Inside London’s great affordable homes betrayal
At new developments, targets are routinely being slashed for property Londoners can actually afford, reports Ruth Bloomfield
The outer west London Crossrail hub drawing buyers from east and south
Londoners find good transport links and value in this Crossrail suburb
Couple with ‘no choice’ but to leave London on what they miss most
Redundancies within two days of each other left this couple with no alternative but to leave their London lives behind
This Crossrail hub is a hit with commuters searching for village life
With its laid-back feel and a wide choice of property types, this village is proving popular with Crossrail commuters
Supply of new and affordable homes in London falls off a cliff
In the past six months, only 2,000 homes have been completed – five per cent of the target
London leavers: ‘He said he didn’t want a long distance relationship’
A chance weekend getaway led Gemma Sutton to embark on a new life near the Yorkshire Dales
New Homes Awards 2022: the winning homes designs revealed
The Evening Standard 2022 New Homes Awards set the standard for excellence in homebuilding. Here are this year’s winning schemes.
22 energy-saving tricks renters and homeowners should know about
As energy bills rise, we’ve found smart ways to dramatically reduce your fuel consumption and monthly costs.
Shared-ownership flats in new homes hotspots near the Elizabeth line
As Crossrail makes more parts of the capital accessible, residents at these shared-ownership schemes are reaping the rewards
The buzzy Elizabeth line hotspot tempting east Londoners into Essex
This multicultural Essex town — one of the strongest Crossrail performers for house price growth — is proving popular with east London upsizers and first-time buyers.
Six first-time buyer lifelines as Help to Buy end approaches
From government schemes to innovative new lenders, here are the initiatives giving first-time buyers a leg up on the ladder as Help to Buy winds down
Strictly’s Neil Jones on the ‘unique, modern’ London area he rents in
You might not recognise him without the fake tan and glitter, because Neil Jones is better known as one of Strictly’s professional dancers. When not cha-cha-cha-ing, the 39-year-old lives in a rented flat in Wembley Park.
The Elizabeth line draws north and east Londoners to this leafy suburb
Good schools, short journey times and rapid regeneration projects are drawing eyes east
‘Owning our home costs us less each month than renting a one-bed flat’
Help to Buy scheme allowed this couple who work for the NHS to give their family space to grow
Starchitects reject cookie-cutter approach to entice design-led buyers
The Evening Standard New Homes Awards celebrate some of the world’s finest architects who are building landmark properties that are both beautiful and truly unique.
Queen Elizabeth II’s homes: where she lived and where she was happiest
From a Mayfair townhouse to an 18th-century Maltese villa, here are the properties the late Queen called home
As luxe would have it: Ultra high-end new homes across London
The Evening Standard New Homes Awards also celebrates the top end of the market, where the bar is being raised higher and higher.
Are these ‘green designs’ the future of UK housebuilding?
Once the province of grand designers, eco-homes that create more energy than they use show us the future of UK housebuilding — and they’re celebrated in our New Homes Awards
London leavers find perfect home in coastal town they compromised on
A move to the coast was initially a compromise for the couple, who found themselves priced out of Margate and Broadstairs
‘Redundancy and baby news sparked our move from Streatham to Bristol’
Now a family of four, Richard and Eleanor Davies have adjusted to life near Bristol.
Priced-out east Londoners are finding value in this Crossrail town
Crossrail links, the property prices and plentiful open space are drawing buyers out of more expensive parts of east London