9 h. ago The REAL reasons so many showbiz wives stand by husbands accused of sexual harassment: Friends of couples reveal all to KATIE HIND... and tell why many will think them 'deeply misguided'

At her recent 50th birthday party in London 's exclusive Soho House, Gino D'Acampo's wife, Jessica, was spotted in deep conversation with Phillip Schofield 's spouse, Stephanie Lowe.

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35 h. ago Man’s house price ‘plummets £100k’ after TfL install ‘smelly’ bus driver toilet outside

A Croydon homeowner has claimed his house price has 'fallen by £100,000' due to Transport for London installing a toilet for its bus drivers outside his property.

Economics

43 h. ago Man starved to death after getting trapped in skylight for days before body found

Khaled Aribi, 32, was believed to have been breaking into an empty house for shelter in Walthamstow, northeast London, when he became trapped and starved to death when he could not get free

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3 d. ago APG Weighs Options for London’s The Other House Hotels and Club

APG Weighs Options for London’s The Other House Hotels and Club  Bloomberg

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3 d. ago The cannabis farm scandal: how a rogue lettings agency destroyed countless homes

Imperial Property Group said it rented homes to NHS staff. In fact, they were torn apart to create drug factories, causing hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of damage. Why has the culprit not been brought to justice?When Hajaj Hajaj decided to rent out his house in south London in the summer of 2020, his daughter, Kinda Jackson, urged him to use a reputable lettings agent for peace of mind. Her father had enough on his plate. Hajaj, a 79-year-old retired garage owner, is the primary carer for his wife, who has Alzheimer’s disease. The income from the rental property in Lewisham is effectively Hajaj’s pension, which he uses to pay for her care.So, when a manager from Imperial Property Group contacted Hajaj about his Gumtree listing, Hajaj arranged to meet them. A sharp-suited British Asian man named Shan Miah arrived in a sports car. He was in his late 20s or early 30s, charming and confident. He boasted of his business interests in Dubai. “He was doing very well for himself...

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3 d. ago Plans for cultural hub at house of William Blake backed by London Assembly

The Mayfair property offers a ‘unique opportunity’ to ‘secure Blake’s legacy for generations to come’

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3 d. ago Elemental House by Archmongers named London's best home renovation

Elemental House by Archmongers named London's best home renovation  Dezeen

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3 d. ago Elemental House by Archmongers named London's best new home renovation

Elemental House by Archmongers named London's best new home renovation  Dezeen

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3 d. ago London House Prices Failed to Grow in 2024, Falling in Real Terms

London House Prices Failed to Grow in 2024, Falling in Real Terms  Bloomberg

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4 d. ago This Hampstead house renovation in London transcends styles and periods

This Hampstead house renovation in London transcends styles and periods  Wallpaper*

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4 d. ago ‘It feels enveloping and calming’: the London house wrapped in cork

Designer Nina Woodcroft has created an energy-efficient family home that is also a useful conversation starterFor most homeowners a request from a passerby to touch the exterior of their house would probably raise eyebrows. But for the owner of Nina’s House, which is covered with unusual and striking cork insulation panels, it is not only a common occurrence but is welcomed.The conversations may start with curiosity but much of the time lead to lengthy, passionate discussions on how to make homes more energy efficient, says the house’s owner, Nina Woodcroft. “We are new to the neighbourhood and it has been a really nice way to engage with our new community. A lot of delivery drivers will be like: ‘What’s this?’, and we’ll have a chat for 10 minutes about cork, you know, instead of just like this transactional, thank you, bye.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Almost one London home in thirty is now a short term let finds new survey

New study finds there are now 117,000 homes listed for short-term let across London

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5 d. ago ‘Happy Christmas, Ange!’ EastEnders’ 40 most memorable moments – from Dirty Den to Dot Cotton

There were landmark gay kisses, characters who returned from the dead and the biggest earrings ever seen on screen. As the soap turns 40, we round-up Walford’s weirdest, wildest and most heartbreaking scenes‘Cor, stinks in here, dunnit?” At 7pm on 19 February 1985, we heard Simon May’s now-familiar theme tune and watched those wriggly River Thames titles for the first time – followed by that aromatic opening line of dialogue.The BBC’s new soap opera was its attempt to make a mass-market, twice-weekly rival to ITV’s Coronation Street. Co-created by the producer Julia Smith and the writer Tony Holland, the gritty saga was set in a Victorian square in the fictional east London borough of Walford. Working titles for the show included Square Dance, Round the Houses and London Pride. They settled on EastEnders. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Five bullet cases were discovered in cage fighter's garden after the crime boss behind a £54million Securitas robbery was shot through the window of his luxury home, court hears

Paul Allen, 41, was hit by two bullets at his luxury detached house in east London on 11 July 2019, leaving him paralysed for life.

Economics

5 d. ago Value of London's housing stock approaches record £2 trillion

For the UK as as whole the total value now stands at £9.1 trillion , or 3.5 times the annual GDP of the UK

Economics

7 d. ago London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan targeted over affordable housing

London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan targeted over affordable housing  BBC.com

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