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A stunning coastal location that's famous for its millionaires' mansions has been pinpointed for its plummeting property prices. New research has uncovered that some of the UK's most popular coastal areas have house values that are very much on the decline.Poole, in Dorset, is home to Sandbanks, which is one of the most affluent neighbourhoods - not only just the UK but also the world. Sandbanks boasts an award-winning beach that has been dubbed as "Britain's Palm Beach". The neighbourhood is a predominantly residential area, with homes selling for millions...

This week, we’re in Chiswick, West London (Picture: David Sandison) Welcome back to What I Own – Metro’s property series where we speak to homeowners about getting on the ladder. This week, we’re in Chiswick, West London having a nose around Lexie Carducci’s two-bedroom flat. She bought the £442,000 home at just 24, having saved a 20% deposit. She’s made a career out of the property world too, having ‘fallen’ into the industry after she started dating an estate agent when she first moved to London at 18. Now, 15 years on, she describes...