Balcony bought in west London for £35,000 to secure parking permit in South Kensington

Balcony bought in west London for £35,000 to secure parking permit in South Kensington

A balcony in South Kensington has been sold for £35,000 as the buyer said they purchased it for the parking permit. The 128 sq ft balcony on Stanhope Gardens, near Gloucester Road... Read more »
UK government did not carry out detailed surveys before it bought free schools sites | School building programme

UK government did not carry out detailed surveys before it bought free schools sites | School building programme

The government failed to carry out detailed surveys that would reveal problems such as asbestos and unstable concrete before buying up sites for its flagship free schools, an Observer investigation has found.... Read more »
Drake has bought a house in Hackney, apparently

Drake has bought a house in Hackney, apparently

It’s a well-known fact that Drake loves London. The Canadian rapper has an affinity (maybe even an obsession?) with the city. He’s been seen hanging out with British rappers Giggs, Dave and Not3s,... Read more »
South London woman’s dungarees she bought for a fiver at a flea market in the 70s could actually be worth 200 times more

South London woman’s dungarees she bought for a fiver at a flea market in the 70s could actually be worth 200 times more

A denim outfit which was bought for a fiver 42 years ago at a clothing sale in London could now be worth a thousand pounds. The short baggy dungarees have sat in... Read more »
‘I bought my first home for £375,000 after saving for 15 years and now it’s worth nothing because of the cladding’

‘I bought my first home for £375,000 after saving for 15 years and now it’s worth nothing because of the cladding’

Phil had been saving for around 15 years when he finally had enough money to purchase his first home. The first-time buyer bagged a brand new two-bedroom flat in Newham for £375,000... Read more »
Man’s London flat bought for £375,000 is now worth nothing

Man’s London flat bought for £375,000 is now worth nothing

When Phil bought his flat in the summer of 2014, it was the culmination of a dream that had taken 15 years of saving. Today, the 40-year-old finds himself with a property... Read more »
‘I bought my second home in Luton at 27 after leaving London – now my commute to the city is better’

‘I bought my second home in Luton at 27 after leaving London – now my commute to the city is better’

Most people moving out of the hustle and bustle of central London to commuter towns such as Luton you would imagine to be 30-something with a young family, and maybe a dog... Read more »
‘I bought my second home at 27 after leaving London to move to a commuter town – now my commute is better than it was on the London Underground’

‘I bought my second home at 27 after leaving London to move to a commuter town – now my commute is better than it was on the London Underground’

Imagine the typical Londoner selling their house in the big smoke to move to the commuter town suburbs, and you’ll likely be thinking of a 30-something family with a couple of kids... Read more »
‘I bought my first home in London at 30 after saving up for almost half my life’

‘I bought my first home in London at 30 after saving up for almost half my life’

Location, Location, Location star Kirstie Allsopp made headlines recently when she claimed that young people can afford to buy a home – ‘just move somewhere cheaper’. For Londoners, whether you’re born and... Read more »
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Foxtons sells off London sales agency it bought last …

Foxtons has this morning announced that it’s selling off the sales wing of a rival London agency that it bought just last year. This was Douglas & Gordon which is now to... Read more »