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Greenwich completes 452-home Kidbrooke Park Road council scheme
The Royal Borough of Greenwich says Kidbrooke Park Road is the largest new 100% social housing development in the country, with 452 homes for people on its register.
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Eight in 10 homes in London's prime postcodes sell below asking price, Coutts finds
Coutts says prime central London prices fell 5% in the third quarter of 2026, with homes selling at an average 10% discount to asking price.
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Your First Home scheme sets £140,000 London income cap and £4.7bn lending
The government says buyers can use a 2.5% deposit and a 20% equity loan, with price caps of £650,000 in inner London and £500,000 in outer London.
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Grade II listed Malplaquet House in Mile End goes on sale for £2.2m
The 1741 Georgian townhouse has five bedrooms and about 4,400 sq ft over four storeys, and was hidden behind shopfronts for over a century.
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Notting Hill film house with blue door listed at $10.05m
The three-bedroom house used as William Thacker's front entrance in the 1999 film is on the market through UK Sotheby's International Realty.
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London house prices fall 1% in year to September, Zoopla says
Zoopla's index shows prices down in 22 of 31 postcode areas in London and the South East, with the average London home at £523,100.
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Kensington and Chelsea tops ONS list of least affordable areas
ONS data shows a house-price-to-income ratio of 20.6 in Kensington and Chelsea, ahead of Richmond upon Thames at 14.5 and Camden at 13.8.
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Savills hires Simon Rosenblatt as director in St John's Wood sales team
Rosenblatt joins from Aston Chase after nearly 20 years there and will work with head of office Stephen Lindsay on St John's Wood and Regent's Park sales.
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Ormeley Lodge in Richmond, Princess Diana's weekend retreat, listed at £25m
The 10-bedroom Georgian and Queen Anne-style house of about 16,000 sq ft has seven bathrooms, a wine cellar and a self-contained guest apartment.
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SNG launches Indigo shared ownership flats in Southall from £95,000
The one- to three-bedroom apartments go on sale on 31 October 2026, with a 25% share of a one-bedroom flat priced from £95,000.
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First-time buyer scheme income caps reportedly raised ahead of Budget
The Your First Home income limit is reported to rise to £110,000 outside London and £140,000 in the capital, ahead of Wednesday's Budget.
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Tower Hamlets backs plan to turn four Canary Wharf offices into temporary homes
The council's plans describe about 180 family-sized homes at Marsh Wall, but approvals, design and building work are still to come.
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Argenta shared ownership homes go on sale in Silvertown from £97,500
Guinness Homes is selling one and two-bedroom apartments at Argenta, the first homes released at the Silvertown scheme in Royal Docks.
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New planning rules move more housing decisions from councillors to officers in England
From 31 October, objection numbers will no longer force a committee vote, and remaining planning committees will be capped at 13 members.
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Land Registry says UK annual house price growth slowed to 0.9% in August
Annual growth eased from 1.2% in July, the fourth monthly slowdown in a row, and London prices fell 2.2% over the year.
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Gap between new listings and agreed sales widest in a year in September
New listings rose 14.8% on August while agreed sales fell 16.1%, cutting conversion to 41.9%, the lowest since last December.
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Over a third of London first-time buyer purchases exceed Lifetime ISA cap
Reallymoving says 34% of London first-time buyer purchases are above the £450,000 cap, up from 25.7% when the Lifetime ISA launched in 2017.
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Barratt Redrow launches 168 Colindale Gardens apartments from £355,000
The Gardenia Collection is a 12-storey block of one-, two- and three-bedroom flats near Colindale Underground Station on the Northern Line.
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Asking prices cut on 41% of homes for sale in England, eXp UK says
About 165,647 of 403,962 listed homes have been reduced, with the South East showing the highest share at 43.9%, according to eXp UK.
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EV drivers no longer need planning permission for cross-pavement chargers
The government says the change saves drivers up to £300, though council authorisation is still required to install a charging gulley.
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Bouygues UK wins Gateway 2 approval for 295 homes at Tustin Estate
The Building Safety Regulator signed off the second phase of the Southwark regeneration, with four minor conditions attached, after a 34-week review.
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Homes near top secondary schools carry 29% price premium, Savills says
Savills found the premium in the top 10% of constituencies for school results has narrowed from 33% a decade ago as price growth lagged.
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Sellers cut asking prices on more than 3,000 homes a day in September
Rightmove says September's daily average of price reductions was the highest of any month for 15 years, with the typical cut nearly 7%.
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UK house prices fall 0.2% in August as annual figure turns negative
The average home cost £298,468 in August, down from £299,153 in July, with the South East and London posting the steepest annual drops.
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London subsidence heatmap reveals postcodes most likely to crack in the next heatwave
Homes in Islington are more than four times more likely to suffer subsidence damage than homes in Hillingdon when the next heatwave hits, according to a new analysis of London's clay belt. The borough-level ranking…
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3.3 million Brits are living in homes that are quietly damaging their mental health
Living with damp isn't just unpleasant. It may be making you mentally ill. An analysis of government housing data by PsychiatryWitnesses.co.uk has found that residents of damp homes score 13% higher on anxiety measures…
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The London postcodes where slow broadband is quietly dragging down asking prices
Broadband Provider , the broadband news and comparison website, has released a map showing the relationship between connection speeds and property values. And for London's flat-heavy boroughs, where gigabit availability…
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London’s EPC upgrades disturbing more than just floorboards
London landlords are rushing to hit the government's EPC C deadline. Most have no idea that EPC renovation work in pre-2000 buildings triggers asbestos compliance obligations (and that one of those obligations quietly…
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2025 on track to be worst year for subsidence on record and Surrey is most exposed
New analysis by SurreySubsidence.co.uk has found that UK insurers are on course to pay out more in subsidence claims in 2025 than in any year since records began and that Surrey homeowners and buyers stand to absorb the…
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Top 5 foundation repair services in London, rated by TLPN Awards 2025
Foundation issues such as subsidence, cracks, and settlement can cause serious structural damage if left unchecked. Finding the right foundation repair service in London can ensure that your property is safe and…
