London property

A house in Teddington fit for a cardinal, where Henry VIII's right-hand man Thomas Wolsey lived with his mistress

Wolsey's Cottage is named after Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor. It's bursting with period features and has plenty of stories to tell.

Be at one with the River Thames on this luxurious houseboat in Putney

Lambhays offers four bedrooms and 3,000sq ft of floating luxury right next to Wandsworth Park.

A crumbling, one-bedroom wreck with an energy efficiency rating of 1 out of 100 has just sold for £2 million

It took seven years for someone to take on a complete wreck in Maida Vale — but now the new owner will be able to create a dream home in one of the most sought-after mews in London.

A classic Queen Anne country house that's so close to the City that you can even see the skyscrapers

Penny Churchill takes a look at Court Lodge, a genuine country house within the M25.

A hopelessly perfect country cottage that's hidden away in one of London's most romantic spots

If you've a heart full of romance — and, frankly, a bank account full of money — then we have a home that might just be the perfect mix of town and country.

A Highgate hidden gem with seven bedrooms, a plethora of period interiors and a walled garden

This could easily be a country manor house. Instead, it's 500 metres from Highgate Village. The dream.

A tale of two cities: Former home of Charles Dickens on Hanover Terrace comes up for sale

His portrayals of London in his literature may have been bleak, but his summer home in the city was anything but.

Coming soon: London's largest private residential terrace

This five-bedroom penthouse at The Whiteley in London's Queensway comes with a terrace of some 4,400sq ft. Yours for £39.5 million.

From a bungalow to riverside brilliance: a home on the Thames that lives up to its name

The River Haven in Thames Ditton might just be the best place in London to sit and watch the world go by.

A seven-bedroom home near Wimbledon that will make all your modernist fantasies come true

Designed by Maxwell Fry, Miramonte is a delightful 1930s building situated in one of London's most enviable locations. It also looks amazing.

In Fulham, where this four-bedroom cottage with an acre of gardens redefines the meaning of country living in the big city

At Rose Cottage on Crabtree Lane, a former farmhouse has been swallowed up by the city, but somehow kept its rustic charm thanks to its careful owners.

One of the 'prettiest little houses in London' for sale, right next door to the house where AA Milne wrote Winnie the Pooh

This property on Mallord Street shares a wall with the home that AA Milne lived in for 21 years and is a fine house indeed.

The history behind London's latest power-station conversion

Much like the iconic Battersea, The Powerhouse also finds it identity in its previous life as a power station that kept London's underground running.

Once the home of the Elgin Marbles, now a luxury four-bedroom apartment in Mayfair and yours for £26.25 million

A host of historical figures have made their homes at 149 Old Park Lane, from Rolls Royce to Royal Family members.

A bona fide country house in London, complete with a coach house, gardens, and an Aga in the kitchen

For those who can't decide between London and the country, this house provides the answer. (So long as you have rather deep pockets.)

A penthouse in a former vinegar factory in Vauxhall returns to the market for the first time since it was converted

The Vat House is a four-bedroom penthouse that oozes with Victorian character and charm in one of London's more underrated areas.

Freddie Mercury's house is on the market, 46 years after he bought it following an advert in Country Life

The seven-bedroom home returns to the market for offers in excess of £30 million, and still carries plenty of Mercury's artistic touches.

Three floors, 6,000sq ft and the chance to live in one of London's most famous landmarks

This penthouse apartment at St Pancras Chambers, formerly the Midland Grand Hotel, occupies a privileged position in one of the world's most revered Gothic buildings.

From Hay Wain to Hampstead: Constable's London house comes up for sale

The Grade II*-listed former home of the BBC's founder, Lord Reith, is for sale in the heart of Westminster

Rumour has it, Reith would ask broadcasters to wear black tie at Salutation House. It’s a far cry from the days when the Georgian period property was a pub.