Luxury
X-Men star buys £1.7 million hidden hilltop holiday home in Portugal
X-Men super fans wanting to follow in Fassbender's footsteps should look no further than Alfama, Lisbon, where apartments on are on the market for considerably less than the star's luxe pad's £1.7m price tag...
The Rolling Stones' 1960s Cotswolds retreat has been listed for sale
Owned by a friend of Brian Jones, the Cotswolds retreat where The Rolling Stones stayed before concerts has been listed for sale in Little Witcombe, Gloucester.
Live next to Dizzee's studio in Forest Hill's coolest warehouse flat
A warehouse conversion on quirky, cobbled Havelock Walk in south-west London has been listed for sale, with a vast living area, roof terrace, A-list neighbours - and a star price tag to match...
Trophy homes of the week: step inside a world of luxury
Trophy homes of the week: step inside a world of luxury
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1/15 Plenty of room for a festive bash
£3.75 million
This lavish, six-bedroom home sits majestically behind electric gates. Along with the master suite, four further bedrooms and bathrooms are on the first floor, while the second floor has a games room and a sixth en suite bedroom that would be ideal for an extra house guest.
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2/15 The name says it all
£5,950,000
The perks at Fortune Manor in Surrey include a cinema room, indoor swimming pool and sauna, plus six en suite bedrooms. There’s bags of entertaining space and a cellar where you can keep your collection of vintage wines.
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3/15 An entertainer's paradise
£7.5 million
A short stroll from Richmond Park, this home is perfect if you love to entertain. There’s a vast kitchen/dining/family room with masses of dining space and a garden vista through a wall of retractable glass. A staff flat, gym, cinema and wine cellar are on the lower-ground floor. Upper floors find a huge master bedroom with two dressing rooms, plus five more bedrooms.
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4/15 Wow-factor in Putney Heath
£3,475,000
The bespoke kitchen has a huge breakfast island, and the striking double-height glass dining room opens to a south-facing garden. The master bedroom comes with a super-luxe en suite and dressing room, while three further en suite bedrooms are above. A detached double garage with home gym potential completes the package.
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5/15 A Regency gem in Nash terrace
£21 million
Every inch a luxury residence, this Grade I-listed property has six bedrooms, a gym, media room and a one-bedroom mews house at the end of the stunning garden.
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6/15 A Surrey Hills film set
£6.5 million
This Grade II-listed home, built in 1929, has featured in several movies, including this year’s release, Genius, starring Colin Firth. There’s a Mediterranean-style courtyard, sandstone arches and bespoke crafted doors. Inside are heavily beamed ceilings, impressive fireplaces and oak floors in five reception rooms, plus great views from six bedrooms and a tower room. A heated terrace pool, glorious gardens and a staff cottage complete the picture.
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7/15 The perfect party pad
£3.6 million
When it comes to iconic views, this penthouse offers one of the finest. More than 1,300sq ft of luxurious living space showcases top British design brands in the plush master bedroom suite complete with a free-standing bath, a second en suite bedroom, living, dining and kitchen areas with full-height windows, and the huge roof terrace complete with kitchen/dining area and hot tub. A residents spa, pool, gym and concierge are on tap.
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8/15 A showstopping City penthouse
£4.25 million
What fun you will have in the magnificent marble-worktopped kitchen of this penthouse on the top two floors of 12-storey Alexander Wharf. Expect show-stopping Thames and City views from all the other rooms, too, and from the impressive wraparound terrace. The two guest bedrooms and a plush master bedroom all have en suite bathrooms with heated wall panels, while the residents’ spa and gym, squash court, cinema, virtual golf suite and 24-hour concierge will keep you amused on the floors below.
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9/15 A glass house on your very own lake
£6 million
Lake View, on a private gated estate in Epping, offers fabulous views over your own lake to open countryside. The house has a 65ft-long reception room, the swishest of kitchens, an indoor swimming pool, hot tub and steam room, five en suite bedrooms, a sixth bedroom/study and a cinema room. Balconies and terraces with far-reaching views to the City complete the picture.
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10/15 We love the wig room...
£7,999,950
Can’t decide between gorgeous Georgian and steel-and-glass flash? Then have both. This home in the heart of Clerkenwell is a listed and beautifully restored Georgian gem with all the trimmings. There’s a spectacular modern extension to the rear that includes double-height living spaces, a bespoke kitchen/dining room with a glass ceiling that can be frosted at the touch of a button, an integrated courtyard and — of course — a recently excavated basement with a glass swimming pool, sauna, wet room, cinema room and wine cellar. A cantilevered staircase leads to a 30ft family room, six bedrooms and bathrooms and two roof terraces with views of St Paul’s and the Shard.
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11/15 Victorian grandeur with all mod cons
£19.5 million
Splash the cash in style on this grand Kensington house where dinner soirées can be perfectly served in the formal dining followed by a digestif or two with your guests in the magnificent drawing room. A media room, study and bedroom suite can be found on the lower ground floor, while the basement houses a swimming pool, dance studio and sauna. A plush master bedroom suite with extensive dressing and en suite areas is upstairs, followed by four further en suite bedrooms all reached by a glass lift.
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12/15 A complete escape from city life
£2.95 million
Deep in the Surrey Hills near Farnham, Stoneyside has been built to a luxury Arts and Crafts style remit with plenty of bespoke attention to detail. Floor-to-ceiling glass has been used to create a bright, airy feel that flows through a spacious reception hall, triple-aspect sitting room, dining rooms and a vast kitchen/breakfast room lit by four sets of bi-fold doors out to four acres of garden. His and her dressing rooms, spa-inspired bathrooms and a balcony can be found in the master suite, while four further double bedrooms also have en suite bathrooms. Take a short stroll out of the grounds and you’ll be rewarded with idyllic valley views.
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13/15 This eco-home in Fulham is extra suite...
£12 million
Save yourself the trouble of escaping for the weekend with this fabulous contemporary home in Fulham. Spread across three floors, the property comprises three huge reception rooms, a skylit kitchen/breakfast room, a cinema, gym, family room, swimming pool, grand master suite, three further bedroom suites, a self-contained guest/staff suite and a vast decked roof terrace. It also benefits from the latest environmentally friendly heating, solar panels and rainwater collection.
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14/15 Historic mansion with room for the groom...
£2 million
Grade II-listed Elberton Old manor has plenty of original character including a Jacobean staircase leading to an opulent master suite. There are five further bedrooms, an attic games room and an impressive kitchen perfect for entertaining, plus a triple-aspect drawing room, dining room, media room and studio. A two-storey barn houses equestrian facilities including a beamed groom’s flat. Other outbuildings include a gym and coach house. Beautiful walled gardens dotted with ancient trees, a manège and access to eight more acres — available to buy — complete the package.
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15/15 Prime curb appeal in South Kensington
£7.95 million
Five floors of impressive state-of-the-art details await at this handsome home in South Terrace, starting with a bespoke Italian kitchen/dining space leading out to a private patio garden. Two fabulous master suites showcasing Boffi bathrooms span the first and second floors, while two further bedrooms at the top have the use of a luxury sauna. Every gadget is controlled by the touch of a button, from underfloor heating to mood lighting, while solar panels take care of hot water.
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- new home
Converted Edwardian library with private Hammam for sale in Hampstead
Enjoy plenty of space to store your books in this four-bedroom house in the converted library of a former women's college.
- Property
Spot Alexa, Cara, Kim and Kanye from £12m Knightsbridge flat
A grand eight-bedroom home near the Royal Albert Hall has been listed for sale, for a starry price of £12.25 million.
- design
Inside north London's extraordinary "plywood penthouse"
Magnus Englund so loved the Isokon Building in Belsize Park he moved in, restored his flat and filled it with period plywood classics.
The hottest designer homes of the year
The hottest designer homes of the year
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1/15 A surprise basement in this Chelsea home
Interior designer Niloufar Bakhtiar-Bakhtiari wasn't afraid to use vibrant colour and installed an incredible underground bar for any unexpected guests.
View more images and the full article...Andrew Beasley
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2/15 An eco-friendly masterpiece
After plot-hunting for nearly a decade, one couple finally came across a dated house in Putney to realise their ambition of building a fully sustainable home.
View more images and the full article...David Butler
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3/15 This unloved Thirties home is now a dazzling gem
Lilian Lousky, creative director of Hatton Garden jewellers Tresor Paris, took her work home with her when she spent £1 million styling her gem-encrusted dream home.
View more images and the full article...David Butler
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4/15 Blue steel box suits a power couple
The owners of this north London home were keen to make a statement - and this cobalt blue steel staircase certainly packs a punch.
View more images and the full article...Lyndon Douglas
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5/15 Pink colour pops and plenty of white in west London
Denise Elphick, owner of pet accessories firm Pets Pyjamas, shares her stylish home with pampered pooches.
View more images and the full article...David Butler
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6/15 Steptoe & Son landmark is unrecognisable
This neglected mews house was a great investment for a couple who wanted to combine office and living space.
View more images and the full article...© Lucas Allen
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7/15 From a run-down wreck to beautiful family home
Architect Nick Leith-Smith slowly brought a south London home back to life and added £800k to the value in the process.
View more images and the full article...Charles Hosea
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8/15 The more the merrier is the motto in this Kilburn home
Outlandish design makes this north London treasure chest unrecognisable from the dark, dingy Victorian house it once was.
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9/15 The Mayfair beauty in a millionaires' playground
Interior designer to the world’s über-rich, Faiza Seth put her heart and soul into designing this central London pad. Then decided to move in herself...
View more images and the full article...Charles Hosea
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10/15 Living life in colour is essential for one textiles artist
Born into a family at the heart of the Bloomsbury Group, Cressida Bell employed a sea of colour to put her own stamp on the Georgian house her parents bought in Islington.
View more images and the full article...Charles Hosea
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11/15 Former bakery's a hot property
A dilapidated bakery needed TLC and with sheer hard work, photographic agent Katy Barker added £1 million to the value.
View more images and the full article...Charles Hosea
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12/15 A rooftop delight in Kensal Rise
Determined to fulfil his poky flat's potential, interior designer Mark Newman raised the ceiling by eight inches and added a stunning triangular wall.
View more images and the full article...Bill Kingston
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13/15 From Seventies disaster to a colourful showpiece
A bold idea of carving out a 16ft-deep basement under the garden could have gone horribly wrong. But the project sailed through without a hitch.
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14/15 Ingenuity doubled the value
One couple brought their Victorian Notting Hill terrace bang up to date with the help of a gifted architect and an extension.
View more images and the full article...Charles Hosea
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15/15 Island life proved too tempting for this entrepreneur
A British couple opted for cool, muted tones for their colonial-influenced home on colourful Harbour Island in the Bahamas.
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- celebrity homes
Martin Amis's £7.5m former London home with writing studio for sale
The five-storey townhouse's interiors have been given a complete overhaul since the author called it home.
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The Jolly Sportsman pub loved by Steve Coogan is for sale
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Orlando Bloom buys £5.4m Beverly Hills bachelor pad with shower garden
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Kentish former home of royal portrait artist listed for sale
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Famous Notting Hill movie house sold for £13.5m
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Katy Perry adds £14m Beverly Hills mansion to her LA collection
- news
Reap the rewards of a Herts "hobby farm" with two-bed holiday let
Enjoy jam from your own Herts "hobby farm", for sale as an idyllic live-work package in Harpenden.
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A live-work retreat on the Welsh coast, with farmhouse and holiday-let
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Country pile with B&B; potential for sale in pretty Essex hamlet
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Grand mansion home listed for sale - for the price of a Stepney flat
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Top-class homes listed for sale in Stoke Newington school conversion
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Glam Hyde Park hotel, empty for a decade, now for sale for £35m