According to this, ex-News of the World editor and Tory strategist Andy Coulson is selling his Dulwich (actually, Wood Vale) five (actually, six)-bedroom home in a downsizing exercise. He's lived there since 2001. On this occasion, we've decided to not give away an address.

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There's an interesting piece in the Independent today about why it pays dividends to keep a close eye on public transport policy when planning your next London move. It's all about Dalston, Peckham... and there's this interesting snippet:

Some people use analytical research tools such as PTAL (public transport accessibility level), devised by Transport for London, to calculate an address's transport status on a scale of one to six, with A and B subdivisions.

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It's in Forest Hill, and it's a three bedroom terraced house by architect Norman Starrett, part of the underrated Hyndewood development. It looks like the property might need a little work, but the good news (for fans of mid-century modern) is that many of the original features are still there... including the parquet flooring, the windows, even some of the original kitchen units. It's with The Modern House estate agents, with a guide price of £345,000, particulars here. For some scans of an original article written about the Hyndewood development from around the time it was built, go here.

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Haart's London Property Index is showing a 22% rise since January, the average price of a London property rocketing from £152,207 to £194, 052. Hotspots? Blackheath Village, Southgate and Willesden Green. More here.

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... Bow, Walthamstow, Clapton, Harringay, Deptford and - that old chestnut again - Tooting... apparently.

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One in five threatened by negative equity [ITN News]
Buy the Stig's house... maybe [Daily Mail]
Victorian Society v Lewisham Borough Council [Culture 24]
Bargain hunting or profiteering? [UPAD blog]

The Rat and Mouse - London's property blog, since 2005

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Call to house MPs in 2012 Olympic "barracks" [Times]
PropertyHawk calls for register of tenants [PropertyHawk]
Your guide to Blackheath [Primelocation blog]
NAEA: four buyers to every vendor [Wall Street Journal]

The Rat and Mouse - London's property blog, since 2005

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According to this, asking prices are rising at Maple Quays, in SE16... just a short swim but a world away in property prices from all the banking action. The developers (Barratt) claim sales have been so good they've been able to add a little premium.

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Mouseprice's ten fastest falling residential streets in the UK include a couple of London roads. Erebus Drive, in SE26, close to the river in Greenwich, is heavy on new-build apartments, but Russell Road in Barnet (NW9) looks like a fairly average residential road. You can see the full top ten on Mouseprice's actual report by clicking here.

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Catford's post-war, pre-fab Excalibur Estate was built with a ten-year life expectancy. It's still standing and, according to this, it's likely to receive a Grade II listing... good news for the estate's tireless campaigners.

[photograph by Jon's pics]

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