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What it’s like to live in the neighbourhood Shakira once called home

In the hills of Barcelona’s exclusive Pedralbes neighbourhood, a new boutique development promises luxury city living on a grand scale

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Britain’s Most Expensive Houses is back with more ultra luxe homes

Following the success of series one, Channel 4’s property programme is back, offering us a glimpse into some of the world’s most expensive homes.

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£22m Hampstead mansion listed for sale for the first time in 92 years

Split into two adjoining homes and a coach house, the estate boasts a total of 11 bedrooms and seven bathrooms in a leafy corner of the capital

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London’s share of international super-prime property market drops

London’s super prime market was hit by interest rate rises and the Truss mini budget, according to a new report

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Siegfried and Roy’s Las Vegas compound sells for £2.4m within days

The “one of a kind” Jungle Palace includes four houses, three swimming pools and cat and bird sanctuaries.

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The A-lister favourite US interiors import you haven’t heard of — yet

After a celebrity-stuffed launch at its new Cotswolds home, RH lands in the UK with a bang. India Block finds out what the hype’s all about

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Inside the vast real-life properties that the Roy family calls home

Kendall and Roman’s luxury New York apartments on opposite sides of Central Park are currently for sale for £23.3m and £30.6m respectively.

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Blank canvas flat in former MI6 headquarters is for sale for £4.85m

Residents of Whitehall Court have included former Prime Minister William Gladstone and the spy chief that inspired a James Bond icon

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Public could lose access to Mayfair icon in planning reversal

The hoteliers are set to withdrawn an offer to allow public access to the 7th floor of the Eero Saarinen-designed Mayfair landmark

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Kosovo buys Spike Milligan’s former Hyde Park mansion for £6.5m

The Goon Show, Thunderbirds and Dr Who and the Daleks were all produced at the Hyde Park mansion

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Controversial semi-subterranean Kensington house for sale for £44m

Conspicuous among its stucco-fronted neighbours, this ultra-modern home received a cool reception from locals when it was built 15 years ago

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Vanishing pools and car vitrines: what £40k-a-week rents you in London

Inside London’s ultra high-end rental market, where the very best homes can cost more than you earn in a year — and there seems to be no ceiling

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Is this London’s swankiest flatshare? Room advertised for £3,800pcm

“This ad is definitely one of the more expensive flatshare set ups we’ve ever seen,” said a spokesperson from SpareRoom.

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Wizards, helipads and panic rooms: what super rich homebuyers want now

No request is too big or too strange when it comes to the ultra-rich. We talk to agents who find the homes with it all

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Listed Bloomsbury townhouse featured in Cruella on sale for £2.35m

The perfect house for cinephiles? The original shop fronts of Duke’s Road have been “magically transformed” for films starring Eddie Redmayne, Paloma Faith and Bill Nighy, amongst others.

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Half-finished mansion off Billionaires’ Row in rare auction sale

64 Sheldon Avenue is being sold in “shell and core” condition, but represents “stunningly good value”, says agent Trevor Abrahmsohn.

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Surge in London mansion sales as US buyers cash in on pound weakness

The strength of the US dollar against the pound has made London property around a third cheaper for American buyers

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Mega mansions to private palaces: London’s priciest home sales of 2022

While many Londoners are struggling to get on the property ladder, it’s been a big year for mega-mansion sales.

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Ornate but ‘unfinished’ London home sees price reduced by £150,000

The former coach house between Clapham and Wandsworth commons is not a project for the faint-hearted.

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Are pastels past it? Notting Hill embraces trend for black exteriors

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

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Revealed: the UK’s 10 most expensive streets to buy a home in 2022

Two of the top three most expensive streets in the UK are A-list addresses either side of Holland Park in west London

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Evelyn Waugh’s country mansion sells for £3.16m at auction

The property’s current tenants have refused to leave the property or allow estate agents and prospective buyers in.

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Berry Bros & Rudd rental homes come with access to ‘wine concierge’

Fancy living next door to the ultimate offie? These sustainably refurbished apartments come with their own wine concierge

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Ski in winter, hike in summer and watch house prices rise year round

Aspen is a popular year-round investment for United States buyers, but the mountain town has global appeal thanks to beautiful scenery — and booming property sales

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Former Arsenal co-owner’s Mayfair house for sale for £11.95m

The mews property features a cinema room where the football fanatic used to watch games

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Gothic clocktower home near Hastings goes on sale for £2.5 million

Once the official timepiece of St Leonards-on-Sea, The Clock House is now an opulent family home.

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£110m mansion for sale on Rihanna and Robbie Williams’ former street

The property features a triple-height swimming pool room and an underground art gallery

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‘Breathtaking’ Roman-inspired Grand Designs house for sale for £5.95m

Abbey Orchard House, half a mile from the centre of St Albans, appeared on Grand Designs in 2017. It took 10 years to build — and now, it’s for sale.

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The luxury property portfolio of Rishi Sunak, Britain’s richest PM

The new Prime Minster owns a string of luxury properties from a Pacific-facing penthouse in Santa Monica, to a rambling Georgian manor in North Yorkshire

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London mega mansions for sale with a price tag of £10m or more

A stumbling pound is likely to spell renewed interest for the luxury market from overseas buyers

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London’s oldest power station roars back to life with 260 homes

Lots Road Power Station, which once powered the Underground network, is relaunching as a Chelsea address

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As luxe would have it: Ultra high-end new homes across London

The Evening Standard New Homes Awards also celebrates the top end of the market, where the bar is being raised higher and higher.

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Historic station master’s house on the Sandringham Estate is for sale

Two miles from Sandringham, Station House is beside a railway station used by the royal family until the late 1960s

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Rare ‘working’ windmill and cottage listed for sale in Buckinghamshire

The windmill’s former owners include writer Gilbert Cannan and his wife Mary who had close ties to the Bloomsbury Group.

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From mansions to one-beds: what £1m buys in every London borough

The number of property millionaires has almost doubled in a decade. Here’s what £1m will get you in every London borough, from tiny flats to acres of space

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Design hotspot: The Laslett hotel is London’s chicest ‘home from home’

Whether it’s for a speedy morning meeting or a Carnival brunch blow-out, The Laslett Hotel’s new terrace is a hidden gem. And the rooms are worth checking out, too.

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Inside Petra Ecclestone’s £170 million home in Chelsea

F1 heiress Petra Ecclestone and her new husband Sam Palmer created a walk-through video of their £170m Chelsea home when it first went up for sale last year.