Main image: "Hampstead Heath with a Rainbow" - John Constable, 1836. One of the Constable's last paintings of Hampstead Heath
‘We might see Hampstead Garden Suburb become fashionable again’: Buying agency predicts post-lockdown demand shifts
Leafy locales of SW London & mansion-strewn lands north of Hampstead Village tipped for a boost at the expense of PCL apartments, as buyers weigh up location vs green space in the post-pandemic era
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