Like Candy’s apartment, thousands of luxury homes across the capital lie empty. London has the highest percentage of unoccupied homes anywhere in the country. And behind their closed doors ...

Ever since, he's been living in Transport for London's lost property office on Baker Street. Every day around a thousand items are handed in after being found on tubes, trains, buses and taxis.

Eric Schmidt has bought a Holland Park mansion for almost £42mn, the latest high-profile property deal by an American buyer in London. The former Google chief bought 18 Holland Park ...