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What does £5m buy in London?An incredible riverside home a stone's throw from Hampton Court, a full-on country house in a leafy suburb, or a stunning penthouse suite with views of the world's most famous bridge? We take a look at what £5m buys you in London today.
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A house with theatrical flourish created by the original stage producer of Oscar Wilde's greatest playsThe original producer of Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest' built himself a great country house on the edge of London — and he employed one of Sir Edwin Lutyens' disciples to design it for him.
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Stables, space and grace at a fantastic Hampshire manor house that's less than 40 miles from central LondonWinchfield House offers country life and tradition with a parkland setting — and yet it's perfectly located for road, rail and air, as Penny Churchill discovers.
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A chic new penthouse show home in SE1 demonstrates the elegance of loft style living in LondonThe Blackwell Collection’s London penthouses combine stylish living with magnificent views.
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A stunning Medieval Hall House that is the perfect blend of historic and modern — just 30 miles from LondonHollybush Farm is a real hidden gem, with fabulous period features and surrounded by exquisite gardens and grounds.
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A wonderful home in north London that will make you forget that you're living in the capitalWith a dining room to rival that of a high end restaurant in the city centre, and gardens akin to those you would find embedded deep within the rural countryside, Long Pond House is a glorious blend of city and country.
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A 'stealth bomber' London townhouse with a sky lounge, club room, spa... and a £22.5 million price tagMore James Bond than St James's, this black-bricked townhouse is the epitome of cool in one of the Capital's most elegant postcodes.
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A striking oast barn conversion in a pretty village that is just a short train journey from LondonCaste-like Down Farm Oast offers the chance for buyers to live in a beautifully-converted property with unique features, all whilst being surrounded by beautiful scenery and an idyllic village setting.
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The house that Dickens's publisher bought with the fortune he made from his star writer's work (but it probably didn't have the jacuzzi back then)10 Ovington Square, in London's Knightsbridge, is here to prove that it can offer the best of times, even through the worst of times.
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A charming chocolate box cottage for sale in an idyllic setting — and it's well within the M25Willow Cottage in Totteridge, North London, is a little slice of green paradise with plenty of potential.
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Thomas Hardy's former home in south-west London — yes, London, not Dorset — is up for saleThis apartment on Trinity Road has been expertly updated to create a superb home on the doorstep of Wandsworth Common.
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London's most beautiful suburbs? The Richmond villages that offer open spaces, gorgeous cottages and life on the riverThey may be tiny, leafy and quiet, but the villages of Ham and Petersham have been ahead of the times for centuries, finds Carla Passino.
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The reincarnation of Battersea Power Station, from fenced-off wasteland to a unique London neighbourhoodLong gone is the Thames-side wasteland — a new neighbourhood is thriving and the transformation of its centrepiece, Battersea Power Station, will be up and running in September. Annunciata Elwes reports.
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Muswell Hill: The London spot whose views are 'unrivalled for beauty’, with 'a snapshot of the whole of London in front of you'From Scottish kings to political protest, there’s more to Muswell Hill than its height, says Carla Passino.
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The rise of London's St John's Wood: From rural backwater to music meccaCarla Passino traces the history of the north London suburb and looks at the people that put it on the map.
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A glorious Jacobean manor house that's commutable to London where you could plant vines and make your own wineThe Vine Farm is a beautiful Jacobean house full of potential, and commutable from London.
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Building back Bermondsey: The new development breathing fresh life into one of London's vibrant areasThe new London Square Bermondsey development is at the heart of all the good things happening in this part of the capital. James Fisher takes a closer look.
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How Bloomsbury became the cradle of British cultureFor centuries before literary greats and intellectuals borrowed its name, Bloomsbury was a bucolic slice of countryside. Carla Passino takes a look at its history.
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Rosie and Jim: A windowless prison cell, yours to rent at just £2,000 a month, and other joys of the London property marketJim is taking the first step towards a career switch which might one day see him become the new Arnold Schwarzenegger; Rosie, meanwhile, thinks she might have a secret weapon in her efforts to find a flat to rent. I think by now you'll be able to guess that it's not going to go well.
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Sir Ernest Shackleton's former home in Putney is up for sale, and it's a home fit for a heroErnest Shackleton swapped this beautiful home in a leafy London suburb for the bleak conditions of the Antarctic.
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An Arts-and-Crafts house in miniature for sale in the heart of a leafy London suburbIf you're looking for a beautifully remodelled period property in a quiet corner of London, set amongst a beautiful backdrop, then you can't do much better than the Old Gate House.
