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LONG LEASE
This two-bed ground floor apartment has access to not one but two of London’s best garden squares, plus a south-facing drawing room to soak in the view. If you’d rather not share, there’s a private terrace and a bathroom per bedroom. Storage won’t be a problem, as there is a specific storage area in the basement of the building, and while it might be on a leasehold, you won’t have to worry about it until 2125… Onslow Square SW7, £2.75m, Knight Frank, 020 3811 2021
BROMPTONS BLING Just when you thought London rental prices couldn’t get any higher, Harrods Estates is to let the city’s largest lateral apartment for a record price of £25,000 a week. What does your average annual salary get you for one week? A 7,763sq/ft eight-bed flat in the Bromptons, with a bespoke shoe rack for 500 pairs in the master bedroom and 24-carat lined ceiling... Rose Square SW3, £25,000 p/w, Harrods Estates, 020 7225 6700
Town Our pick of the best town houses on the market this month
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Before Victorian starchitect James Trant Smith got his hands on it, Mount Street was mostly known for being a shortcut to public hangings at Tyburn. A one-bedroom apartment in one of his distinctive red-brick and terracotta buildings has come onto the market. Directly on the doorstep are Scott’s, Christian Louboutin and The Connaught. Mount Street W1, £2.25m, Rokstone, 020 7580 2030
ONE OF A KIND
FULHAM FAMILY HOME Just moments from Putney Bridge tube, this five-bed house would suit a busy family that needs quick access into central London. And it’s the family space that really makes it, especially the skylight-lit kitchen/ breakfast room. The basement media room is ripe for a teenage den, while parents will love entertaining in the smart front room, which naturally lends itself to being split into an open plan sitting room cum dining room. Hurlingham Road SW6, £2.275m, Douglas and Gordon, 020 3553 3144
As the trend leading away from cookie-cutter new builds shows no signs of abating, CIT has released a new collection of apartments in South Bank Tower that have been styled by four different design practices. Plump for 1508 London’s apartment for playful interiors with a rich palette; Goddard Littlerfair’s for a scheme that has been inspired by the world’s best hotels; Studio Ashby’s for a design that responds to its environment; or Rachel Winham for classically chic interiors. South Bank Tower SE1, from £2.75m, 020 3267 1048, southbanktower.com
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