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Aerial view of Thorpe and the surrounding area with the M25 and lakes visible on a cloudy day.

New London neighbourhood to be built at ‘noisiest part’ of M25

Property November 11, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter

Phil Spencer wears a navy polo top against a London street, with a blue-washed background.

Phil Spencer shares one 'blunt' rule for selling your home right now

Property November 10, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

Alistair Walker and wife Naomi posing in front of the £4 million Surrey mansion they won through Omaze.

I moved away from my Surrey hometown — now I own a £4,000,000 mansion there

Property November 10, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

Emily McAllister and Ciaran Dennis are pictured with their corgi, Padron, in the bedroom of their Upminster maisonette.

What I Own: We bought our £278,000 flat in the London suburbs by living rent-free

Property November 8, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

Zohran Mamdani speaks at a podium that reads 'a new era for New York City.' The background is purple, and shows pictures of classic NYC flats.

Zohran Mamdani could freeze rent in NYC — here's what it would look like in London

Property November 6, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

A row of terraced town houses in London under a blue sky.

London's 'poshest borough' set to be transformed with 2,500 new homes

Property November 6, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter

The concrete buildings of the Barbican centre with skyscrapers behind under a blue sky.

Residents reveal the 'bleak' reality of living inside iconic London attraction

Property November 6, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter

Aerial view of streets and houses in Harlow, Essex on a cloudy day.

'Dull and lifeless' commuter town to get £51,000,000 housing upgrade

Property November 5, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter

A detached house with a double garage and a driveway leading up to it under a blue sky.

Young people are abandoning the 'forever home' dream in favour of flexibility

Property November 5, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter

A woodland in the Forest of Dean on an autumn day with leaves covering the floor and a blue sky visible through the trees.

'Mythical' UK region could get two new towns under housing plans

Property November 4, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter

Harry White sits on the bed inside his two-bedroom flat in Brecon, Wales.

What I Rent: We pay just £750 pcm for our two-bed — our landlord lets us do anything

Property November 4, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

Aerial drone view of the Cane Hill area in Coulsdon, UK, with new houses and parklands.

Victorian asylum in 'peaceful' south London town to be turned into flats

Property November 1, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter

A view of the London Docklands skyline from Beckton in east London under a blue sky.

'Dullest place in London' to get a major upgrade with 2,900 new homes

Property October 31, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter

30.10.25 - Horror Households feature - Millie Thomas from Newport, who previously shared a house with awkward housemates especially one who repeatedly controlled the house thermostat

Nine in 10 young flat sharers say they’ve lived with a ‘horror housemate'

Money November 10, 2025 By Josh Milton

Pet owner stroking his old cat and dog together

I hid my cat from my landlord — the Renters' Rights Bill can't come soon enough

Property October 29, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

Homes for rent in London with letting signs outside.

The Renters' Rights Act is now law - here's what it is and what it means for you

Politics October 28, 2025 By Craig Munro

Location, Location, Location host Phil Spencer against a backdrop of a row of houses and a for sale sign.

Phil Spencer's five top tips to help your home fly off the market

Property January 19, 2026 By Eleanor Noyce

Hannah and Miles at their two-bedroom flat at Goodluck Hope, London.

What I Own: We paid a £300,000 deposit for our £715,000 Canning Town two-bed flat

Property October 27, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

A large Tudor building with a stone courtyard in front under a blue sky.

UK village to turn into town with 20,000 new homes as locals warn of 'devastation'

Property October 27, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter

Building and for sale sign

The 'gross' interiors feature that could knock £2,000 off your home's sale price

Property October 22, 2025 By Jessica Lindsay