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All rights reserved. 2025</dc:rights>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Medieval-style self-built commuter 'castle' in Crawley to go to auction for £1 million]]></title>          <link>https://www.standard.co.uk/homesandproperty/property-news/castle-crawley-auction-b1205049.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Take on a planning battle from your very own fortress in the West Sussex commuter belt</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:00:19 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b1205049</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.standard.co.uk/2025/01/15/15/19/castleexterior.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Handout</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Meghann Murdock]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-01-16T18:00:19+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Property News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Homes &amp; Property]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Inside Henry Holland's maximalist Hackney home renovation]]></title>          <link>https://www.standard.co.uk/homesandproperty/interiors/henry-holland-hackney-home-renovation-b1205207.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The fashion designer turned ceramicist is renovating his Hackney house — in two halves </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 13:45:23 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b1205207</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.standard.co.uk/2025/01/16/12/06/Henry-Holland-in-his-bedroom-v0qo6ekd.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Sarah Brick</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Henry Holland in his bedroom. The bed is upholstered in marbled tapestry from Holland’s collaboration with Harlequin -  (Sarah Brick)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Lidbury]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-01-16T13:45:23+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Interiors]]></category><category><![CDATA[Homes &amp; Property]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Don't Move, Improve! Inside the homes shortlisted for top London renovation awards]]></title>          <link>https://www.standard.co.uk/homesandproperty/interiors/london-best-home-renovations-shortlist-dont-move-improve-b1204881.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>A budget, DIY extension and eco retrofit are in the running for London’s top architecture awards</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 11:40:48 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b1204881</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.standard.co.uk/2025/01/15/7/47/Hands-on-Home-y27fxlc1.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Juliet Murphy</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Do it themselves: Natallia Tanko and her husband Matt Reay with their children in their transformed Forest Hill home -  (Juliet Murphy)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Anna White]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-01-16T11:40:48+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Interiors]]></category><category><![CDATA[Homes &amp; Property]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Lots Road Power Station's transformation complete as Chelsea Waterfront Powerhouse atrium opens to public]]></title>          <link>https://www.standard.co.uk/homesandproperty/luxury/lots-road-power-station-transformation-chelsea-waterfront-powerhouse-open-b1205058.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The central atrium in the former turbine hall of the restored power station has been unveiled to the public for the first time, with shops and restaurants to follow this summer</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 09:55:54 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b1205058</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.standard.co.uk/2025/01/15/16/43/LOTSROADPOWERHOUSE.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Chelsea Waterfront</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[The renovated Chelsea Waterfront Powerhouse -  (Chelsea Waterfront)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Prudence Ivey]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-01-16T09:55:54+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Luxury]]></category><category><![CDATA[Homes &amp; Property]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>