Jatin Modi bought a home at Camden Courtyards and hopes to move in this year with his daughter AnjaliThink of Camden Town in north London and you might picture listening to live acts at the Roundhouse, wandering through the market or drinking in edgy bars. Such is the appeal of this inner-city bohemia that it has bucked the trend of the slump that has overtaken parts of the capital. According to the Office for National Statistics’ latest annual house price index, sold prices in Camden borough — which takes in Bloomsbury, Camden Town and Hampstead Heath — have gone up by 13 per cent between August 2016 and August 2017. This compares favourably to much of the rest of prime London, where sold prices have gone down 5.6 per cent over the same period. The figures point, perhaps, to a victory for common…

Source: The Times October 19, 2017 22:52 UTC