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Having just been through the mill on the purchase of my first home, I enlisted the help of an east London estate agent to help me identify where I went wrong and to give anyone with no experience of the industry a little sage advice. Branch partner at Ashley King Prabhjot Kalra has been in the business for more than seven years and set up his own firm just over a year ago.

When Westfield Stratford City opens its doors in September, shoppers will be able experience the taste of foods from around the world.

The shopping centre has announced its plans for a food market that will pay homage to the original Great Eastern Market that operated in the area more than 100 years ago.

By Jim Fitzpatrick

There are some aspects of London life that seem part of its very fabric. Its markets are known all over the world, and none is better known than Billingsgate. There are plans to change the way the market is run by the City of London Corporation, involving the revocation of porters' licences, with the threats of job losses and to the future of the market.

It may work out cheaper to buy your home than to rent it, according to property website Zoopla.co.uk.

The site has put together an index to discover where it is better to purchase a property in the UK rather than letting one. The index compares current asking prices to average rents for two-bedroom flats in 50 locations across the UK.

The West India Quay market, which made a cameo appearance in this summer's festival, is returning to the area for what is hoped to be the first in a number of regular visits.

Up to 17 stalls will be open on the waterfront outside the Marriott West India Quay hotel between 10am and 4pm on Friday (tomorrow).

House prices may have fallen in the last month, but central London remains unaffected.

A report from Primelocation.com claims that overall, London properties have fallen by one per cent as the finance industry suffers. But more expensive homes in the middle of the capital are still bucking the trend.