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Harry Styles buys £8.8m semi near first north London property



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    Harry Styles’s second London house

    Harry Styles is buying a second house in north London, a stone’s throw from where he first climbed on the property ladder aged 18.

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    Harry Styles’s second London house

    The singer-songwriter, actor and model invested his share of boy band One Direction’s lucrative debut record deal into a £2.95 million, four-bedroom home in an exclusive residential road in 2012.

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    Harry Styles’s second London house

    In his latest investment, Styles, 25, has paid more than £8 million for a five-bedroom Georgian semi.

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    Harry Styles’s second London house

    Styles’s latest purchase is a white stucco, Grade II-listed property, featuring panelled doors and original fanlights.

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    Harry Styles’s second London house

    The grand sitting room, which leads into a dining room, boasts floor-to-ceiling windows.

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    Harry Styles’s second London house

    There is also an orangery on the ground floor.

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    Harry Styles’s second London house

    One local estate agent suggested Styles could be planning to let his first house and move into the more spacious property.

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    Harry Styles’s second London house

    There is a screening room and games room in the basement.

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    Harry Styles’s second London house

    A curved staircase leads to the first-floor bedrooms.

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    Harry Styles’s second London house

    It is decorated in a faux Regency style, with chandeliers, ornate cornicing and curtain swags at the windows.

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    Harry Styles’s second London house

    James Morton of Dexters estate agents said: “It’s a very exclusive, very prestigious address, quite quiet but maybe that’s what the joy of somewhere like that is.”

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    More A-list homes: Marilyn Monroe’s LA hideaway

    Marilyn Monroe’s former Los Angeles hideaway is for sale for £92 million ($115 million). Famous former owners include 20th Century Fox chairman Joseph Schenck, a good friend of Marilyn Monroe’s and who she’s said to have visited regularly at the estate.

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    Exclusive address

    The historic estate is made up of two guest houses and a nine-bedroom Italian Renaissance-style home built in the 1930s. Now, with a revised price tag of £92 million, Owlwood only just falls short of Petra Ecclestone’s recent record-breaking house sale in the area.


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    Palatial home

    The palatial former home of Artemis Onassis, who was sister of shipping billionaire Aristotle, is considered one of the grandest and biggest in Grosvenor Square.

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    Grand apartment in Grosvenor Square

    The ambassadorial first-floor apartment at No 47 has 5,006sq ft of living space and a 63ft balcony. On the market for the first time in 28 years and steeped in tales of aristocracy, wealth and glamour, previous guests have included Jackie Kennedy Onassis and her sister, Princess Lee Radziwill. Listed with Wetherell, the price tag’s an eye-watering £25 million.


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    Live next to James Blunt’s pub

    A charming Chelsea house is for sale in Billing Road, where singer James Blunt owns the local pub The Fox & Pheasant, in the same pastel-painted terrace.

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    Charming Chelsea property

    The house is listed at £2.6 million with Aylesford International and Farrar.


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    Joe and Sophie’s ultra-romantic Airbnb

    Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner tied the knot in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur in front of family and celebrity friends including Turner’s Game Of Thrones co-star Maisie Williams, Priyanka Chopra, Wilmer Valderrama and Ashley Graham.

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    Fairytale French castle

    If the wedding pictures gave you a taste for the space, you can rent it on Airbnb. Beautifully restored to reflect the 18th century, the majestic estate is the stuff of fairytales.


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    Petra Ecclestone’s LA mansion

    London-based Formula One heiress Petra Ecclestone has sold her California mansion for £95 million.

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    Record breaker

    Formerly the home of Charlie’s Angels producer Aaron Spelling, the 14-bedroom estate has broken records as the most expensive house sold in LA county. It took three years to sell the 56,500sq ft home but the sale doesn’t mean Ecclestone’s leaving LA altogether. She’s paid a mere £18 million for a new mansion in Brentwood.

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    Ronnie O’Sullivan’s houseboat

    Snooker champ Ronnie O’Sullivan wanted a luxury canal boat as a place to escape the pressures of potting the black. And last year he bought one, the lovely 60ft Morfe Lady Three, a floating home on Regent’s Canal.

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    For sale again

    Alas, it’s already back on the market with The New & Used Boat Co for £129,950. Widely considered the greatest snooker player of all time, O’Sullivan is so busy he has never had a chance to spend a night on board.


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    Chris de Burgh’s Irish estate

    Chris de Burgh and his wife Diane are selling their sprawling 19th-century mansion now that their three children have grown up and left home.

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    On sale for £11.2 million

    The Lady in Red singer, who is playing the Royal Albert Hall in October, has listed the late-Georgian property in County Wicklow, Ireland, with Sotheby’s International Realty for £11.2 million.


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    Ellen and Portia’s beach house

    After snapping up Maroon 5 rocker Adam Levine’s home in Beverly Hills, American TV host Ellen DeGeneres and her actress wife Portia de Rossi have sold their beach house.

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    A healthy profit

    The Santa Barbara beach house sold for £19 million, pocketing the couple a £4.2 million profit in two years.


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    Harry and Meghan’s architect

    For just £375,000 you could buy a Highgate flat designed by AHP, the Kent architects behind the renovation of Frogmore Cottage, home of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their two-month-old son, Archie.

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    Live like a Royal on a budget

    AHP’s more modest project in Makepeace Avenue, N6, involved the internal reconfiguration of two Tudor-style Twenties mansion blocks. The flat for sale through Foxtons is on the fourth floor, with a charmingly retro feel and relaxing, leafy views.


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    Chelsea art pad for sale

    Glebe Place in Chelsea has traditionally been home to creatives, including wildlife photographer David Yarrow.

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    Glass walkway

    The two-bedroom home centres on a glass staircase and walkway, while a roof terrace accessed from the master bedroom offers views across King’s Road rooftops and beyond. It’s on sale for £5,150,000 with Russell Simpson.


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    Sir Bobby Charlton’s beachside home

    Football legend Sir Bobby Charlton, a member of the 1966 World-Cup-winning England team, has sold his five-bedroom beachside home in Anglesey, off the coast of north-west Wales.

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    Seaside escape

    The cottage was a holiday retreat for Sir Bobby and wife Norma for more than 40 years. The rustic home was snapped up within a week of being listed for £585,000.


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    Kirsten’s speedy sale

    Kirsten Dunst has found a buyer for her Los Angeles home just one day after listing it.

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    £3.6 million

    The Spider-Man actress put the house on the market for £3.6 million. The 4,333sq ft waterfront residence has five bedrooms and four bathrooms, while the master suite comes with a cosy fireplace and a private balcony.


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    An apartment fit for James Bond

    Fancy living the 007 lifestyle? A two-bedroom flat is for sale at 100 Westminster Bridge Road, the converted former MI6 HQ that’s now called The Perspective Building.

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    Sleek design details

    The sleek apartment comes with concierge and a private terrace and is on the market at a relatively affordable £815,000 with Fyfe Mcdade.


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    End of an era

    The Windsor Castle in Maida Vale, where the Rolling Stones and U2 played their earliest gigs, is for sale. A hub for major music acts since the Sixties, The Jam and Joe Strummer of The Clash also honed their craft at the W9 venue in the Seventies.

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    New lease of life?

    Now set for a new life, it’s on the market at £6.5 million with Lambert Smith Hampton. Spread over four floors including a basement, it is still laid out as a pub on the ground floor and could be revived as one. However, it also has permission for conversion to student accommodation.


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    Favourite hue

    When Donald Trump bought a house in Beverly Hills in 2007 for £5.5 million, he promptly painted it his favourite colour — orange. Now he is US President, The Trump Organisation has sold the Tudor-style home in North Canon Drive for £10.7 million after returning it to its original beige.

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    Star-studded location

    While he’s in the White House, “The Donald’s” business affairs are being run by his sons, Eric and Donald Trump Jr. Built in 1927, the two-storey ranch is opposite the star-studded Beverly Hills Hotel. With five bedrooms and six bathrooms, the 5,395sq ft home sits at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard, Rodeo Drive and Canon Drive, at the heart of A-list LA.


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    A starry street

    Roger Daltrey, lead singer of rock legends The Who, was born and raised at number 15 Percy Street. Now, a grand five-bedroom family house is on the market in the Shepherd’s Bush street.

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    Rock’n’roll roots

    Listed at £2.1 million with Finlay Brewer, Westwick House is a stand-out home in the starry street. The fabulous reception room with original fireplace is bathed in natural light from a large bay window to the front and full-length French doors that open to a generous roof terrace at the rear.


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    Modernist round house with star appeal

    St Ann’s Court in Chertsey, 30 minutes west of central London, formed the backdrop to pop videos and fashion lookbooks for the likes of Cheryl and Alexa Chung.

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    Hoping for a quick sale?

    For sale at £9 million three years ago, it’s now on with Strutt & Parker, price on application. It’s rumoured that tech entrepreneur owner Osman Kent could consider £6.5 million.


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    Solange Knowles’s Ikea range

    Solange Knowles, singer and sister to Beyonce, is branching into furniture design.

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    Edgy taste

    Known for her edgy taste, Solange is collaborating with Ikea under her Saint Heron brand, creating “architectural objects with multifunctional use”.


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    A-list appeal

    A design team that collaborates with celebrities including singers Katy Perry, Beyoncé, Florence Welch, Kylie Minogue and supermodel Cindy Crawford, is behind the interior design of a luxurious riverside flat in Limehouse.

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    Colour accents

    The two-bedroom flat in The Highway blends the glam tastes of the team’s star clients in a gold-and-bronze kitchen, blush pink velvet sofas and a marble bathroom.
    Rent it from £625 a week through Dexters in partnership with Waterview.


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    Majorcan estate

    Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas are selling their 250-acre estate between the picturesque villages of Valldemossa and Deià on the northern Majorcan coast.

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    Promo video

    Oscar-winning Douglas has come close to halving the price at £25.5 million and voiced a promo video of S’Estaca.


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    Osea Island, Essex

    Rihanna is understood to have rented an entire private island off the coast of Essex.

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    Osea Island, Essex

    The island is owned by music producer Nigel Frieda and has its own state-of-the-art studio where musicians including George Ezra and Jessie J have recorded music. It costs around £20,000 to rent in its entirety per day.


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    Cindy Crawford’s Malibu home

    Supermodel Cindy Crawford and her nightlife entrepreneur husband Rande Gerber are selling their Malibu beachfront home.

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    Fit for a supermodel

    The couple have owned the Californian “super-shack” for over 20 years but have now put it on the market for £5.9 million.


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    For rent for £1,350 a week

    Rent the Mayfair home where art critic John Ruskin and his wife, Effie, entertained Victorian literati.

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    Newly refurbished

    The first-floor flat in a white stucco building in Charles Street, newly refurbished by London-Monaco developer REDD, has a ballroom-sized reception, with three French windows to the balcony.


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    Perfectly hidden retreat

    David Tennant is installing a swimming pool in the garden of his £2.6 million Chiswick home. After waiting a year, the former Doctor Who actor has been granted planning permission for a 16-metre pool, which is thought to be costing about £150,000.


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    Peter Cook’s former Gothic folly

    Satirical comedy legend Peter Cook’s former house in the heart of Hampstead Village is for sale at £5 million.

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    Queen Anne style

    Behind its Queen Anne façade, the Grade II-listed property has undergone a glamorous revamp and is at the very heart of the Hampstead Village lifestyle.


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    Close to the action

    Keep a close eye on the political shenanigans at Westminster from your terrace at a three-bedroom flat in Palace View, well-placed for Tory leadership rivals Boris Johnson and Michael Gove.

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    Centre-stage

    The new apartments look across to the Palace of Westminster, where the Tory leadership contest is in full swing.


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    Fast sale

    Comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has snapped up Adam Levine’s home in Beverly Hills after it was on the market just five weeks.

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    Pricey property

    DeGeneres forked out £35 million for the Maroon 5 frontman’s place.


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    Back to his roots

    Jamie Oliver is renovating his Essex country mansion. The celebrity chef bought the £6 million property last year but has continued to live at their Hampstead Heath house.

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    On the move?

    Meanwhile, a furniture van has been spotted at the six-bedroom former farmhouse with converted stables. Could Jamie’s brood be on the move?


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    Rihanna’s London life

    Rihanna recently revealed that she has been living a secret life in London for more than a year.

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    Global star

    The global pop superstar, whose hits include Diamonds, appears to be a fan of Sainsbury’s, as evidenced by the supermarket’s branded carrier bag in her Instagram picture.


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    A-list living

    America’s youngest dollar billionaire, 21-year-old Kylie Jenner is renting a sprawling mansion in Malibu that used to belong to former model and reality TV personality Yolanda Hadid.

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    Summer pad

    Beauty mogul Kylie, a key member of reality TV’s Kardashian clan, has decided to move in just in time for summer. The ocean is on her doorstep, and there is an infinity pool and a fire pit in the garden.


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    Madame X

    Madonna appears on the cover of British Vogue this month, together with an accompanying video, showing her frolicking in what appears to be a fab retro flat, all helping to promote her 14th album, Madame X, out next month.

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    On location

    The shoot location was actually this humble former Victorian school hall in Stepney Green, east London.


    It has a bank of south-facing windows, four large skylights and a host of period features including parquet flooring, a vaulted roof and original blue-and-cream tiles.


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    Prime position

    A penthouse in a prime position for the Cricket World Cup is for sale. It would be ideal for those who want to be in with a chance of watching England captain Joe Root, billed the finest batsman of his generation, at this year’s tournament – from the comfort of their own home.

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    Skyline views

    The three-bedroom penthouse for sale for £4.5 million also takes in the London skyline. In a luxurious portered block, it has two terraces and a state-of-the-art cinema space. The interiors are very plush and there is even a gold bar in the living room.


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    House hunt

    Amir Khan is house hunting in Berkshire in an attempt to work on his marriage. The boxing champ is keen to move away from Bolton, where he has struggled to sell his £1.2 million mansion, to start a fresh chapter with wife Faryal Makhdoom.

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    Knockout home?

    He may want to check out this five-bedroom home with indoor pool and spa, plus modern interiors, it is a real stunner. Khan will need to splash out though — it’s £4.95 million.


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