Housing
The underrated commuter town with houses £240,000 cheaper than London
February 7, 2026Nestled on the cusp of Greater London and Kent, Swanley is increasingly recognised as a favourable yet often overlooked commuter town. Despite its London postcode under Bromley (BR8), the town itself belongs to the Sevenoaks district in Kent, offering a unique blend of suburban convenience and countryside charm. Though some locals feel the town is […]
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‘Plainly wrong’: London flat dwellers fight shock £200,000 heating bill
February 7, 2026‘If I could move, I would – to a place without a heat network. But I can’t while this debt is hanging over me,” says Anja Georgiou. The mother lives with her family in a rented flat in the River Gardens development in Greenwich in south-east London where, three years ago, residents were shocked to […]
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Man, 23, plunges five floors to death ‘looking out for pizza delivery’
February 4, 2026Barney Davis Published February 4, 2026 5:42pm Updated February 4, 2026 5:42pm The parents of a man who plunged five floors to his death are demanding an investigation after they claimed a railing gave way. Joshua Robbins, 23, fell from the communal landing outside his London flat as he went to check if a pizza […]
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The elite London areas with the largest property discounts in 2025
January 31, 2026It’s no secret that London’s property market is struggling right now. Around the corner from Hampstead Heath, countless houses on the Bishops Avenue sit empty. They’re up for sale, but they’re not shifting. An eight-bedroom detached home went up for sale, to the tune of £20 million, in July 2024, but there haven’t been any […]
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What I Rent: We’re 42-year-old twins — we have matching bedrooms in our £2,780 Tottenham flat
January 24, 2026Welcome back to What I Rent – Metro’s tenant diary series exploring what renting is like in the UK and further afield. Identical twin sisters, 42-year-old Emmeline and Pauline Okafor, always have something delicious cooking away on the hob in their kitchen. Together, they own a Nigerian catering company, and often use their flat as a base to feed not only their […]
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London homebuyers are flocking to this ‘affordable and accessible’ borough — but prices are rising fast
January 23, 2026Artisan bakeries, independent coffee shops, and microbreweries galore can only mean one thing: skyrocketing house prices. Perched just above Stratford is Waltham Forest, which has just been named the London borough with the largest house price increases in 2025. A new study has found that in the zone three area, 59% of homes saw their […]
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London neighbourhood stinks so badly of ‘eggs and sewage’ that locals can’t sleep
January 20, 2026Across one particular neighbourhood in East London, an unpleasant stench lingers in the air. Residents in Newham have long been complaining about the borough’s foul pong — but that’s perhaps to be expected when you live near to one of largest sewers in Europe. Beckon Sewage Treatment Works, which is right in the middle of […]
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What I Own: We spent £925,000 on our South West London home — now it’s valued at £1.5 million
January 17, 2026Welcome back to What I Own – Metro’s property series where we speak to homeowners about getting on the ladder. With a keen eye for Scandi design, when Justin Coakley found a doer-upper in South West London, he was sure he could transform it into his dream home. But, on the market for £1 million, it was out of budget and […]
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The ‘unfashionable’ London neighbourhood estate agents predict will be the new Hackney
January 15, 2026Flat whites, posh saunas, more sandwich shops than you could shake a stick at, and a population of young creatives who are actually from Surrey. It’s safe to say that Hackney has changed beyond recognition over the past decade or two. Gentrification has firmly taken hold in the area, with a previous study by Hackney […]
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This is the salary you need to buy a house in every London borough — and it’s bleak
January 4, 2026Once upon a time, London was a city where buying a home felt possible – even for the average worker. In 1986, the typical house price in the Big Smoke was £55,000, and as Peter Apps writes in his new book, Homesick, it was normal for people on a fairly average income, like builders and […]
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