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Versace ‘couture condos’ in Dubai
Big-bling brand puts its name to super-rich homes, says David Spittles

New homes at Royal Arsenal





This week...
... textile designer Celia Birtwell's new outdoor range; handmade home accessories, ceramics and basketware with an Oriental flavour; pretty glass water bottles; and astonishing rescued furniture repainted in high-gloss colours. By Katie Law

Boris's property ladder
Another suitcase in another hall... Boris Johnson is perfectly equipped to move to City Hall. He has moved 32 times since he was 15, so he is used to packing his bags, says Compton Miller

Chelsea’s winning streak
Bespoke contemporary apartment blocks are crossing the river to give old Chelsea a cool feel and to cater for newcomers, says David Spittles

What is your home worth?


Interiors all aflutter
Butterflies are dazzling the design world and are top of the bill at a Natural History Museum show, says Barbara Chandler
This is Money | Mortgages & homes

Mortgages slump as banks run out of cash
Mortgages for people buying a home have dived by 46% over the past year, as Britain's banks run out of cash to lend and borrowing rules


Lenders call for mortgage safety net
Bankers have urged the Government to give a 'safety net' to homeowners amid fears that repossessions could double and the existing scheme is outdated


Farmland soars despite property blues
Homeowners may be suffering as house prices head south, but the cost of farmland has soared by a third over the past year


Squatters rights for East End 'estate agent'
An 'estate agent' in has started to offer empty homes with no chain in trendy East London, as long as tenants don't mind squatting


First-time buyers in London at all-time low
The number of first-time buyers in London has fallen to an all-time low


Third of all new homes being built on gardens
An explosion of 'garden grabbing' in London is revealed with a third of new homes are being built on land that used to be someone's garden






Fraud emerges as property prices fall
Analysis:Homeowners trying to sell properties in a falling market now have another problem to contend with, according to a City solicitor


Advice for Inside Track victims
Calls to have property clubs regulated were ignored. So what can members of the failed Inside Track do now?


Buy-to-let giant Inside Track goes bust
Inside Track, the company that promised to turn a generation of Britons into 'property millionaires', has gone into administration


How to get more for your endowment
With endowments still failing to deliver many homeowners may be considering surrendering policies in - but selling could get them more