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Barely known suburb nestled in South London that’s one of the UK’s ‘best places to live’

Looking for a pad south of the river, Peckham and Dulwich may be your top choices but there is another location that’s been hailed as the hidden gem of South London. Nestled... Read more »
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UK’s largest purpose-built village for rough sleepers planned in Manchester | Homelessness

Plans are under way to build the UK’s largest village for rough sleepers in one of Manchester’s most desirable neighbourhoods. Embassy Village will provide homes for 40 men in purpose-built pods underneath... Read more »
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The spooky goings-on at one of the UK’s most haunted hotels in Essex

There’s something chilling about the prospect of staying somewhere that is supposedly haunted. Essex has its fair share of places with their own ghost stories and spooky tales. Right up there in... Read more »
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The UK’s scariest house price drops since last Hall…

Perhaps the scariest thing to occur in the property market is the fall of house prices, with the latest property market analysis by Benham and Reeve’s revealing which parts of the UK... Read more »
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UK’s ‘poshest estate agency’ gets new name and new ma…

A business once called “the UK’s poshest estate agent” has revealed that it’s under new management. Bective – formerly called Bective Leslie Marsh – has refurbished its six London offices at Notting... Read more »
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Sevenoaks: The uncelebrated Kent town just 30 minutes from London voted the UK’s best

Sevenoaks is a stunning town that shirks the stereotypes typical of others in the commuter belt. Voted seventh-best in a list of small towns to live in in the UK, the town... Read more »
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Jamaican Sculptor Basil Watson to Design UK’s National Windrush Monument in London

Renowned Jamaican sculptor and painter, Basil Watson has been chosen to design the United Kingdom’s National Windrush Monument, which will stand at London Waterloo station. He was selected from a group of... Read more »
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City of London rejects tower which ‘threatened future’ of UK’s oldest synagogue

A 48-storey tower which the UK’s oldest synagogue feared could spell the end of its services has been rejected, after more than a thousand objections. Bevis Marks, a historic synagogue in the... Read more »
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‘Intriguing’ London walk along an abandoned railway line guarded by a ‘woodland sprite’ named UK’s most Instagrammed ever

If lockdown taught us anything, it’s that we Brits love a good walk – and while London has plenty of iconic parks to explore, nothing beats a woodland trail or a riverside... Read more »
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Met Office weather: Why Heathrow always seems to be the UK’s hottest place during a heatwave

As much as London as a whole sizzled during the latest heatwave, some areas sizzled more than others. In fact two areas in the west of the city reported the highest temperatures... Read more »