Previous articles in Hot areas
Stroud Green struts its stuff
Fast playing catch-up, Stroud Green is cheaper and greener than its neighbour Crouch End.Read more...
July 2008
Romancing the stones
With cobbled lanes, majestic views of the Thames, secret alleyways and pretty squares, London has many heart-stopping areas and lovely homes.Read more...
July 2008
Bloom town
A residential renaissance is taking place in Bloomsbury. Georgian office blocks in this central-London district are becoming homes once more.Read more...
June 2008
Chelsea with huge skies
The North Norfolk coast, one of the country's most popular places to buy a home, has beaches and restaurants which are a magnet for Londoners.Read more...
June 2008
Best coastal towns
Down by the seaside: Anthea Masey visits six of the top areas along Britain's glorious coast that are ideal spots for a beachfront home.Read more...
April 2008
Easy country commutes
The spring home search has begun. We look at seven towns in commuting hotspots all within an hour’s rail journey of central London.Read more...
April 2008
We've got a green to envy
Village greens are precious centres of community life. Now a fight is on to save them from developers.Read more...
April 2008
What the Dickens
A ripple of development is spreading in the Victorian backstreets behind Southwark waterfront in SE1, still redolent with Dickens associations. A small-scale commercial and residential district is opening up to homebuyersRead more...
April 2008
Going with the flow: Hertford
Only 19 miles from London, delightful Hertford offers village life and family homes for less than £500,000.Read more...
February 2008
The discreet charm of NW5
There is life beyond Kentish Town Road – streets of fine Victorian houses that are much cheaper than in nearby areas.Read more...
January 2008
Here's the hottest tip in town
Buy in an area before a new Tube arrives for a sure property profit. The East London line's new stations open in 2010. Start your search nowRead more...
January 2008
2008 hotspots
Stay ahead of the game... London’s lively development scene is transforming the capital. Here are five emerging districts that are likely to sparkle on the market.Read more...
January 2008
East London is on a roll
East London was on a roll even before Stratford was chosen for the 2012 Olympic Games. Values have jumped since the announcement in 2005 and most insiders expect further price rises.Read more...
November 2007
Forest Hill gets ready to fizz
Invest in the future. Fast new commuter links by Tube-like trains are set to transform forgotten south London suburb Forest Hill.Read more...
October 2007
Plunge into Herne Hill
Brixton's neighbour Herne Hill has one of the best green spaces in London, a lido and velodrome, and up-scale boutiques and bars.Read more...
October 2007
London’s fast track to the future
Crossrail will transform London’s system and create new homes – and property opportunities for early investors. David Spittles offers an expert’s guide to the new hotspots.Read more...
October 2007
Life is good on the Green
Parsons Green is challenging its posh neighbour, Chelsea, as the place for families, fun and a vibrant café culture.Read more...
October 2007
Croydon’s new era
The arrival of designer flats signals a new era for previously unglamorous Croydon. A £5 billion town-centre makeover is in the pipeline, aimed at revitalising its commercial core and turning the neglected south London area into a location of choice for homebuyers.Read more...
October 2007
Affordable Lewisham
With affordable new homes for first-time buyers and eye-catchingly good-value Victorian houses for families who want to put down roots, Lewisham is a remarkably overlooked area.Read more...
August 2007
Spotlight shines on Walthamstow
The spotlight is swinging towards Walthamstow and Leyton thanks to the regeneration ripple spreading from neighbouring Stratford.Read more...
August 2007
Greenwich redevelops
New riverside developments are fast turning Greenwich Peninsula into a property hotspot.Read more...
July 2007
New connections for Kent
New “growth zones” are planned along the Thames Gateway, a 40-mile corridor stretching from Docklands to the North Sea. Ebbsfleet, in north Kent, has been singled out for special treatment. Eurostar trains will start running through Ebbsfleet from November. By 2009, commuters will be travelling on bullet trains.Read more...
July 2007
Waterside quarter for Angel
City Road, which runs from Old Street roundabout to Angel, has become a development corridor. One of Islington Council’s regeneration priorities is a hidden canal basin behind the busy thoroughfare.Read more...
July 2007
Herts is trumps for commuters
Fast trains from St Albans to King’s Cross and the City (20 minutes at peak times) have boosted demand for homes in and around this historic town. Under way is a £120 million project to upgrade St Albans station and redevelop eight acres of surrounding land. It is the first mixed-use development to be built on a major transport interchange outside London, according to developer Linden Homes.Read more...
June 2007
Heathrow Quarter
Sixties town planning hastened the demise of Heathrow’s satellite towns - unexciting centres amid the suburban sprawl where it has been better to work rather than live - but they are staging a comeback.Read more...
June 2007
It's a brave new world
A new frequent train service will transform the fortunes of London's overlooked south-east.Read more...
June 2007
Shoebury Garrison, Essex
A prestige new address for Essex commuters has emerged in the Thames Estuary town of Shoeburyness, about an hour by train to Fenchurch Street.Read more...
May 2007
Elephant & Castle
Finally, this lumbering regeneration giant is getting into its stride. Canny investors spotted the area three years ago when values were rock bottom. So, have new buyers missed the boat? No, say experts.Read more...
May 2007
Bermondsey will be a bobby dazzler
Fast-changing Bermondsey is the first with a revolutionary lifestyle plan for its famous market square.Read more...
May 2007
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