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AI slop is taking over the housing market – and it is causing a nightmare for home-hunters

IN FOCUS: As more and more estate agents use ‘staging’ tools to give their drab properties a glow-up, Helen Coffey argues that seeing is no longer believing when looking at homes online, and wonders if the tech is having the opposite effect on would-be buyers

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Stamp duty is a tax on personal freedom and needs to be abolished now.

A move from a £450,000 flat to a £650,000 family house can attract tens of thousands of pounds in stamp duty

Evening Standard

Hackney micro-flat for rent for £750 a month doesn't have a kitchen

The tiny studio flat measures just 79 square feet, making it around half the size of a parking space

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Winkworth shares fall after warning on impact of Budget slowdown on property market

Annual profits for 2025 now expected to be about 20% below market expectations

Evening Standard

What does a 'mansion' look like in London? £2m homes that will be liable for Reeves' surcharge from 2028

Under Rachel Reeves’ new “mansion tax”, owners of properties worth more than £2 million will need to pay an annual surcharge on their homes. But what does a £2 million property look like in London today?

Evening Standard

Bank of Mum and Dad out in force in London property market this Spring, says agent

The high cost of renting and less favourable tax treatment of pensions are fuelling the trend says Winkworth’s

Evening Standard

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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Winkworth boss warns Rachel Reeves of impact in axing non-dom status in Budget

Officials at the Treasury and the Office for Budget Responsibility are said to be alarmed that the move could actually reduce the tax take by as much as £1 billion.

Evening Standard

London's hottest postcodes: the areas where buyer demand keeps rising despite the downturn

Home sales are falling across London but some micro-markets are bucking the trend. We take the temperature of the top 10 hottest spots

Evening Standard

Go green! From city centre flats to zero-carbon neighbourhoods — new homes that tick all the right eco boxes

As energy costs continue to bite, housebuilders are offering a solution with sustainable developments, from luxury flats with beehives on the roof to zero-carbon neighbourhoods

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Winkworth cautions on profits as mortgage crisis weighs on home sales

Estate agency chain Winkworth has issued a profit warning and pointed to soaring interest rates and the mortgage crisis hitting home sales.

Evening Standard

Here’s what the average London house price buys in every borough

From Soho apartments to suburban family homes, here’s what the average London asking price buys in your area

Evening Standard

Four of capital’s most stylish neighbourhoods in south London, poll finds

South-East London destination comes top of London neighbourhood poll

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Comment: ‘classic London property market wisdom is passé in an age of working from home and house price rises’

People are still making classic moves from one neighbourhood to the next, but they’re looking further afield now too, in search of new lifestyles and more affordable homes

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Ten of the best ‘second stepper’ London homes on the market now — all under the average £583,450 price tag

Trading up for a garden, second bedroom or just more space? These homes for sale are all priced below the average cost of a second step on the London ladder

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Cathedral cities: three culture-filled options for London leavers that offer a slower pace of life — and lower prices

Looking for a change of pace in 2023? Norwich, Canterbury or Salisbury are three cathedral cities with a lot to offer.

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Notting Hill is embracing black exteriors — here’s what you should know before you pick up the paint

Residents of this well-heeled west London neighbourhood are ditching picture-postcard pastels

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House price forecast: London property values to fall five per cent but avoid a crash

The latest forecast predicts a smaller fall than that predicted by other commentators in recent weeks

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Eco homes: energy-efficient London properties for sale with solar panels, green roofs and car charging points

From a ‘zero bills’ new-build house to a green-roofed bungalow, these homes have a range of innovative tools to keep energy use (and costs) down.

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Herne Hill: house prices and lifestyle in the London village where Carrie and Boris Johnson are looking to buy

The former Prime Minister and his family are rumoured to be moving to leafy SE24 after leaving Downing Street. But is Herne Hill a good place to live?

Evening Standard

Central London homes for sale: 10 properties for less than the average Zone 1 house price

The average Zone 1 house costs almost £1.75 million, but there are relative bargains to be found...

Evening Standard

Homes for £500,000 or less in every London borough — from compact City flats to entire Victorian houses

A London home now costs just over £526,000 on average. But there are treasures to be found for that amount or less — from a compact City pad to an entire Victorian terrace house.

Daily Mirror

Inside £750,000 house with boarded-up windows, broken floors and disused toilet

Winkworth estate agents, who are selling the property in the west London borough of Hammersmith, described it as being "in need of total renovation"

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